High prevalence of toxocara positive serology in a Peruvian pediatric hospital

• Autor: Miranda Choque, Edwin
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2014
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/9774
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/9774
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Toxocara; serology; children.; serología; niños

Introduction: Zoonotic diseases transmitted by domestic animals may be considered a public health problem in developing countries. Objective: To determine the frequency of positive toxocara serology in clinically suspected children. Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. Setting: Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño (INSN), Lima, Peru. Participants: Children with positive toxocara serology. Methods: Clinical records of children with suspicion of toxocara infection during the period 2007-2010 were included. Main outcome measures: Frequency and characteristics of toxocara seropositive cases. Results: From the 242 cases studied 61.2% (148) were toxocara seropositive, with average age 6.8 (SD 3.8) years; the group 2-10 years-old represented 69.6% of the total; eosinophilia was the main reason for consultation in 70.9%. Conclusions: High frequency of toxocara positive serology is found at INSN in suspicious patients, especially in children 2-10 years-old with eosinophilia.