Publications by authors named "Edna Madai Mendez-Hernandez"
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of () infection in pregnant women in Matehuala City, Mexico; and the associated risk factors.
Design: A cross-sectional study.
Setting: Matehuala City, Mexico.
The link between Toxoplasma gondii infection and multiple sclerosis remains controversial. In the present study, we aimed to determine the association between T. gondii seropositivity and multiple sclerosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To determine the association between infection and Parkinson's disease and to investigate whether seropositivity is associated with the general characteristics of patients with Parkinson's disease.
Design: Case-control study.
Setting: Cases and controls were enrolled in Durango City, Mexico.
Background: Pregnant women exposed to lead are at risk of suffering reproductive damages, such as miscarriage, preeclampsia, premature delivery and low birth weight. Despite that the workplace offers the greatest potential for lead exposure, there is relatively little information about occupational exposure to lead during pregnancy. This study aims to assess the association between blood lead levels and occupational exposure in pregnant women from Durango, Mexico.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this study was to determine malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration as an oxidative stress marker and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in pregnancy before and after perinatal event.
Methods: This study was performed on 200 healthy full-term pregnant women admitted to pregnancy resolution in Maternal-Child Hospital of Durango, Mexico. Oxidative stress and TAC were assessed through detection of lipid peroxidation by quantitation of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) and TAC through ferric reducing ability of the plasma (FRAP).