Trypanosoma cruzi en donantes que acuden al banco de sangre "Dr. Julio García Álvarez" del hospital Dr. Luis Razetti, estado Barinas, Venezuela / Trypanosoma cruzi in donors who go to the "Dr. Julio Garcia Alvarez" Blood Bank of the Dr. Luis Razetti Hospital, in the Barinas city, Venezuela
Kasmera
; 47(2): 102-107, 02-12-2019. tab
Artigo
em Espanhol
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-1046320
Biblioteca responsável:
VE72
ABSTRACT
Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease; this is considered one of the main parasitosis in Latin America. Blood transfusions occupy the second place of transmission of this parasite, after vector transmission and usually occur in urban areas through infected donors from endemic rural areas, generally asymptomatic and ignorant of their condition. In Venezuela, Barinas state is recognized as an important endemic area of T. cruzi transmission. In this sense, was to evaluate parasitological and serological techniques in donors who go to the "Dr. Julio Garcia Alvarez" Blood Bank in the Barinas city. To this end, 240 blood samples were collected from an equal number of donors and were assessed with fresh examination techniques, capillary microcentrifugation, colored smears, and ELISA anti-T. cruzi IgG. In none of the samples circulating parasites were observed, while 3 donors resulted positive with ELISA anti-T. cruzi IgG (1.25% seroprevalence). Direct parasitological tests were not effective for the determination of T. cruzi because there was no evidence of blood trypomastigotes in any of the cases studied
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Doença de Chagas
/
Doenças Negligenciadas
Base de dados:
LILACS
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Venezuela
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Kasmera
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Saúde Pública
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Venezuela
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad de Los Andes/VE
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Universidad de los Andes/VE