infection in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study in Matehuala City, Mexico.

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.

Toxoplasma gondii infection and multiple sclerosis: An age- and a gender-matched case-control seroprevalence study.

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.

Prevalence of Infection Diagnosed by Polymerase Chain Reaction in Female Sex Workers in a Northern Mexican City.

Purpose: We aimed to determine the association between infection and female sex work, and the association between sociodemographic, obstetric, and behavioral characteristics of female sex workers and infection.

Methods: Through a case-control study design, we studied 201 female sex workers and 201 age-matched women without sex work in Durango City, Mexico. DNA was detected in cervical swab samples using polymerase chain reaction.

Human Papillomavirus Infection in Female Sex Workers: A Case Control Study.

Background: To determine the association of infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) and the occupation of female sex worker; and the correlation of infection with HPV with sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics of female sex workers.

Methods: We performed a case-control study of 217 female sex workers and 354 women without sex work in Durango City, Mexico. We determined the prevalence of infection with HPV in cervical samples of women using polymerase chain reaction, and HPV genotypes were determined using line probe assay.

Infection and a History of Surgery: A Case Control Seroprevalence Study.

We determined the association between having a history of surgery and the seroreactivity to An age- and gender-matched case-control study of 391 subjects with a history of surgery and 391 subjects without this history was performed. Sera of subjects were analyzed for detection of anti- immunoglobulin G (IgG) and M (IgM) antibodies using enzyme-linked immunoassays. Anti- IgG antibodies were found in 25 (6.

Seroepidemiology of Infection in Backyard Pigs in Durango State, Mexico.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and correlates of IgG antibodies in backyard pigs in the northern Mexican state of Durango. We performed a cross-sectional study of 305 backyard pigs. Anti- IgG antibodies were detected using microscopic agglutination assay (MAT) with a panel of 12 antigens.

Apparently high Leptospira antibody seropositivity in donkeys for slaughter in three municipalities in Durango, Mexico.

We determined the seropositive percentage and the determinants of Leptospira exposure in domestic donkeys presented for slaughter in the State of Durango, Mexico. We examined 194 donkeys in 4 gathering premises. Sera of donkeys were analyzed for anti- Leptospira IgG antibodies using a microscopic agglutination assay with a panel of 7 Leptospira antigens.

exposure and epilepsy: A matched case-control study in a public hospital in northern Mexico.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the association between infection with and epilepsy in patients attended to in a public hospital in the northern Mexican city of Durango.

Methods: We performed an age- and gender-matched case-control study of 99 patients suffering from epilepsy and 99 without epilepsy. Sera of participants were analyzed for anti- IgG and IgM antibodies using commercially available enzyme-linked immunoassays.

Seroepidemiology of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnant Women in the Central Mexican City of Aguascalientes.

Background: Infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) during pregnancy may lead to congenital disease. Very little is known about the seroepidemiology of CMV infection in pregnant women in Mexico. We sought to determine the seroprevalence and correlates of CMV infection in pregnant women in Aguascalientes City, Mexico.

Association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and history of blood transfusion: a case-control seroprevalence study.

Objectives This study was performed to determine the association between seropositivity to Toxoplasma gondii and a history of blood transfusion. Methods Patients who had undergone blood transfusion (n = 410) and age- and sex-matched controls who had not undergone blood transfusion (n = 1230) were examined for anti- T. gondii IgG and IgM antibodies using enzyme-linked immunoassays.

Seroepidemiology of Infection in Women of Reproductive Age: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Northwestern Mexican City.

Background: Through a cross-sectional survey, we determined the seroprevalence and correlates of () infection in women of reproductive age in Hermosillo City, Mexico.

Methods: We studied 445 women of reproductive age in Hermosillo City in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. Women were enrolled in the University of Sonora.

Exposure and Neurological Disorders: An Age- and Gender-Matched Case-Control Pilot Study.

Little is known about the association of infection and neurological disorders. We performed a case-control study with 344 patients with neurological diseases and 344 neurologically healthy age- and gender-matched subjects. Sera of participants were analyzed for anti-.

Seroepidemiology of Infection with , and Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1 in Water Buffaloes in Veracruz, Mexico.

We aimed to determine the seroprevalence of infection with , and bovine herpesvirus type 1 and risk factors associated with these infections in water buffaloes in Veracruz State, Mexico. Through a cross-sectional study, 144 water buffaloes raised in 5 ranches of Veracruz were examined for anti-N. and anti-bovine herpesvirus type 1 antibodies by enzyme immunoassays, and antibodies by microscopic agglutination test.

Infection and Headache: A Matched Case-Control Study in a Public Hospital in Durango City, Mexico.

Background: () can disseminate to brain in infected hosts. Little is known about the magnitude of the association between this infection and headache. Therefore, we sought to determine the association of seropositivity and headache in patients attending neurological consultations in a public hospital in Durango City, Mexico.

Knowledge and Practices of Toxoplasmosis among Clinical Laboratory Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study in Durango, Mexico.

: The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge and practices about toxoplasmosis in a sample of clinical laboratory professionals in Mexico. : 192 clinical laboratory professionals were surveyed. They were asked about (1) ; (2) clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of toxoplasmosis; and (3) their practices with respect to toxoplasmosis.

Lack of Association Between Cytomegalovirus Infection and Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy: A Case-Control Study in Durango, Mexico.

It is not clear whether infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) is associated with hypertensive disorders in pregnant women. Through a case-control study design, 146 women suffering from hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (cases) and 146 age-matched normotensive pregnant women (controls) were examined for the presence of anti-CMV IgG and IgM antibodies with enzyme-linked immunoassays. IgM seropositive samples were further assayed by enzyme-linked fluorescent assay (ELFA).

Lack of Association between Mannose-binding Lectin 2 Codons 54 and 57 Gene Polymorphisms and Cervicovaginal Infections in Mexican Women.

The mannose-binding lectin (MBL) 2 gene has an important function in the innate immune response and activation of the third pathway of the complement system. Some studies have assessed the association of the MBL2 gene polymorphisms with cervicovaginal infections (CVI); however, there is no information about this association in Mexican women. This study aimed to determine the association between the MBL2 codons 54 and 57 gene polymorphisms with CVI in a sample of Mexican women.

Lack of Serological and Molecular Association between Exposure and Obesity: A Case-Control Study.

The association between infection and obesity has been scantly studied. Through an age-, and gender-matched case-control study, we determined the association of infection and obesity using serological and molecular methods. Cases included 203 persons with obesity, and controls included 203 persons without obesity.

Concordance of Infection Markers Among Heterosexual Couples.

Background: Very little is known about concordance of () infection markers among couples. Through a cross-sectional study, we sought to determine the correlation of infection in a sample of 119 heterosexual couples in Durango State, Mexico.

Methods: Participants were examined for the presence of anti- IgG and IgM antibodies using enzyme-linked immunoassays.

Infection in Female Sex Workers: A Matched Case-Control Study in Durango, Mexico.

Background: Infection with () can be potentially transmitted by sexual contact. The seroepidemiology of in female sex workers has not been studied. The aim of the study was to determine whether is associated with the occupation of female sex work.

Lack of Association Between Infection and Diabetes Mellitus: A Matched Case-Control Study in a Mexican Population.

Background: Very little is known about the association between infection with Toxoplasma gondii () and diabetes mellitus. We perform an age- and gender-matched case-control study to determine the association of infection and diabetes mellitus.

Methods: Cases included 156 patients with diabetes mellitus and 156 controls without diabetes mellitus who attended in two public clinics in Durango City, Mexico.