[Prevalence of serum antibodies against Bartonella ssp. in a health population from the south area of the Seville province]. / Prevalencia de anticuerpos séricos frente a Bartonella spp. en una población sana del área sur de la provincia de Sevilla.
Rev Clin Esp
; 205(11): 541-4, 2005 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-16381097
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To know the prevalence of serum antibodies against Bartonella spp. in a healthy population from south of Spain. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
A clinical-epidemiological survey was conducted among 146 healthy individuals. An indirect immunofluorescence commercial technique was used in a sample of serum from each individual to detect the present of IgG type serum antibodies against Bartonella spp., considering a result equal to or greater than 1128 as positive.RESULTS:
Thirty six (24.7%) of all the subjects studied were asymptomatic carriers of antibodies against Bartonella spp. No crossed reactions against Chlamydia trachomatis, C. pneumoniae or Coxiella burnetti were observed. No significant association was found between the presence of seropositivity for Bartonella spp. and other factors.CONCLUSION:
There is an elevated frequency of asymptomatic carriers of antibodies against Bartonella spp. among the healthy population of our area. This suggests that most of the infections by Bartonella are subclinical.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Bartonella
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Inmunoglobulina G
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Anticuerpos Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Es
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article