| Author | Miranda, Diego Lopes Paim | |
| Author | Ribeiro, Gilmar | |
| Author | Lanza, Fernanda Cardoso | |
| Author | Santos, Fred Luciano Neves | |
| Author | Reis, Renato Barbosa | |
| Author | Fraga, Deborah Bittencourt Mothé | |
| Author | Silva, Luciano Kalabric | |
| Author | Silva Neto, Marinho Marques da | |
| Author | Santana, Iraildes de Jesus | |
| Author | Reis, Mitermayer Galvão dos | |
| Access date | 2019-10-08T17:09:29Z | |
| Available date | 2019-10-08T17:09:29Z | |
| Document date | 2019 | |
| Citation | MIRANDA, Diego Lopes Paim et al. Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection among blood donors in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v. 52, p. 1-7, 2019. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 0037-8682 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/36282 | |
| Sponsorship | The School of Medicine of the Federal
University of Bahia, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, and Foundation
of Hematology and Hemotherapy of Bahia. | pt_BR |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Doença de Chagas | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Doador de sangue | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Estudos soroepidemiológicos | pt_BR |
| Title | Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection among blood donors in the state of Bahia, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | pt_BR |
| DOI | 10.1590/0037-8682-0146-2019 | |
| Abstract | Chagas disease (CD) affects 5.7-7.0 million individuals worldwide, and its prevalence reached 25.1% in the state of Bahia, Brazil. There is an association between the prevalence of CD, the socioeconomic status of the population, and the risk of re-emergence due to non-vectorial transmission, such as blood transfusion. This study determined the seroprevalence of T. cruzi infection among blood donors in the state of Bahia, located in northeastern Brazil, and their epidemiological profile during a 10-year period. Methods: We performed a descriptive cross-sectional study involving a database review. Data were collected from
patients with non-negative results for T. cruzi infection during a 10-year period. Results: A total of 3,084 (0.62%) samples were
non-negative for T. cruzi infection in an initial serological screening, and 810 (0.16%) samples were non-negative in the second
screening. The correlation between infection and age (30 years or older) and between infection and lower educational level (12
years or less) in the first and second screening was statistically significant. The seroprevalence of T. cruzi infection was higher in
men in the first screening. In addition, 99.52% of the municipalities of Bahia had at least one case of CD. Livramento de Nossa
Senhora and Salvador presented the highest disease prevalence and recurrence, respectively. Conclusions: The seroprevalence
of T. cruzi infection in these populations was lower than that found in other studies in Brazil but was comparatively higher in
densely-populated areas. The demographic characteristics of our population agreed with previous studies. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Patologia e Biologia Molecular. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Patologia e Biologia Molecular. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Patologia e Biologia Molecular. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Patologia e Biologia Molecular. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Patologia e Biologia Molecular. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Patologia e Biologia Molecular. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Patologia e Biologia Molecular. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação de Hematologia e Hemoterapia da Bahia. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação de Hematologia e Hemoterapia da Bahia. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Patologia e Biologia Molecular. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade de Yale. New Haven, Connecticut, EUA. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Chagas disease | pt_BR |
| Subject | Blood donor | pt_BR |
| Subject | Seroepidemiological studies | pt_BR |
| xmlui.metadata.dc.subject.ods | 03 Saúde e Bem-Estar | |
