The Seropositivity of Toxocara spp. Antibodies in Pregnant Women Attented at the University Hospital in Southern Brazil and the Factors Associated with Infection

BACKGROUND: Human toxocariasis is a parasitic zoonosis with a worldwide distribution but is underdiagnosed with an underestimated impact on human health. The ingestion of embryonated eggs of Toxocara spp. present on the hands or in contaminated food or water is the main mode of infection. The only r...

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Autores principales: Santos, Paula Costa, Lehmann, Lis Maurente, Lorenzi, Carolina, Hirsch, Carolina, Telmo, Paula Lima, Mattos, Gabriela Torres, Cadore, Priscila Silva, Klafke, Gabriel Baracy, Berne, Maria Elisabeth Aires, Gonçalves, Carla Vitola, Scaini, Carlos James
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4492739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26146833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131058

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