Seroepidemiology of Entamoeba histolytica Infection in General Population in Rural Durango, Mexico.

Background: The seroepidemiology of Entamoeba histolytica in Mexico has been scantily studied. The aim of the study was to determine the seroprevalence and correlates of E. histolytica antibodies in adults in rural areas in Durango, Mexico.

Toxoplasma gondii infection in interstate truck drivers: a case-control seroprevalence study.

Background: Infection with Toxoplasma gondii can be acquired via the ingestion of undercooked or raw meat containing tissue cysts, or via ingestion of water contaminated with oocysts. Professional long distance truck driving may have epidemiological importance for food-borne infections since drivers eat out of home and in places where hygiene and cooking practices are uncertain. We aimed to determine whether interstate truck drivers in Durango, Mexico have an increased risk of infection with T.

Low seroprevalence of Toxocara infection in schizophrenic inpatients in durango, Mexico: a case control study.

Psychiatric patients have a higher seroprevalence of toxocariasis than general population. However, there is poor knowledge about any specific psychiatric diagnosis associated with toxocariasis. The aim of the study was to determine whether seropositivity to Toxocara was associated with schizophrenia.

Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in domestic donkeys (Equus asinus) in Durango, Mexico slaughtered for human consumption.

Background: Nothing is known about Toxoplasma gondii prevalence in donkeys in Mexico. Meat from donkey is consumed by humans in Mexico and also exported to other countries. We sought to determine the presence of antibodies against T.

Seroepidemiology of Toxocara infection in patients with vision impairment and blindness in durango, Mexico.

Background: Toxocara infection is a cause of vision impairment and blindness. We aimed to determine the seroprevalence and correlates of Toxocara infection in patients suffering from vision impairment and blindness in Durango City, Mexico.

Methods: Through a cross-sectional seroprevalence study, 204 patients with vision impairment and 19 blind patients were studied for the presence of anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies in Durango City, Mexico.

The use of the edinburgh postpartum depression scale in a population of teenager pregnant women in Mexico: a validation study.

Background: :Depression may occur in teenager pregnant women. The use of a validated tool for screening depression is highly recommended. The Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) is a screening tool for depression used in women during the postnatal period and pregnancy.

Seroepidemiology of hepatitis e virus infection in mennonites in Mexico.

Background: The seroepidemiology of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in Mennonites has not been studied. We aimed to determine the seroprevalence of anti-HEV IgG antibodies in Mennonites in Durango, Mexico, and to compare it with the seroprevalence in general population in rural Durango. The socio-demographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics of Mennonites associated with HEV seropositivity were also investigated.

Toxocara infection in gardeners: a case control seroprevalence study.

Objective: To determine the association of Toxocara infection and gardening occupation.

Methods: Through a case-control seroprevalence study, 168 gardeners and 168 age- and gender-matched control subjects without gardening occupation were compared for the presence of anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies in Durango City, Mexico. Socio-demographic, clinical, and behavioral characteristics of participants associated with toxocariasis were also investigated.

Seroepidemiology of cytomegalovirus infection in pregnant women in Durango City, Mexico.

Background: Cytomegalovirus causes congenital infections all around the world. The seroepidemiology of cytomegalovirus infection in pregnant women in Mexico is largely unknown. We sought to determine the seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus infection in pregnant women in Durango City, Mexico; and to determine seroprevalence association with socio-demographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics of pregnant women.

Hepatitis E virus exposure in pregnant women in rural Durango, Mexico.

Background And Aim: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection represents a risk for mortality in pregnant women. The seroepidemiology of HEV infection in rural pregnant women in the Americas is largely unknown. The aim of the study was to determine the seroepidemiology of anti-HEV IgG antibodies in rural pregnant women in Durango, Mexico.

High prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in dogs in Veracruz, Mexico.

Background: Little is known concerning the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in dogs in Mexico. Here, we investigated antibodies to T. gondii and associated risk factors in 101 dogs from an animal shelter in Veracruz State, Mexico.

Validation of the edinburgh postpartum depression scale in a population of adult pregnant women in Mexico.

Background: The Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) is useful for screening depression in puerperal women as well as women during pregnancy. However, such instrument should be validated in a given language before it can be used. There is not validated Mexican version of the EPDS for use in adult pregnant women.

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection and associated risk factors in Huicholes in Mexico.

Background: Very little is known about the seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in ethnic groups in Mexico. Huicholes are an indigenous ethnic group living in a remote mountainous region in Mexico. We sought to determine the prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma IgG and IgM antibodies in Huicholes; and to determine the association of Toxoplasma seropositivity with socio-demographic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics of Huicholes.

Seroepidemiology of hepatitis e virus infection in general population in rural durango, Mexico.

Background: The seroepidemiology of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in rural areas in Mexico has been poorly studied.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the seroprevalence and correlates of anti-HEV IgG antibodies in adults in rural areas in Durango, Mexico.

Materials And Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study to determine the frequency of anti-HEV IgG antibodies in 273 adults living in rural Durango, Mexico using an enzyme-linked immunoassay.

Haptoglobin 2-2 genotype is associated with TNF- α and IL-6 levels in subjects with obesity.

Objective: To evaluate the association between Haptoglobin (HP) gene polymorphisms with inflammatory status in obese subjects.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out. A total of 276 apparently healthy men and nonpregnant obese women were enrolled and allocated according to the HP genotype into the HP (1)/HP (1), HP (2)/HP (1), and HP (2)/HP (2) groups.

Seroepidemiology of helicobacter pylori infection in pregnant women in rural durango, Mexico.

The seroepidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection in pregnant women in Durango, Mexico is largely unknown. The prevalence of anti-H. pylori IgG antibodies was examined in 343 pregnant women living in rural areas in 7 municipalities in Durango State, Mexico, using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA).

Lack of association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: a case-control study in a Northern Mexican population.

Background: The outcome of pregnancy is often threatened by hypertension disorders, i.e. eclampsia.

Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes (APEX1, XPD, XRCC1 and XRCC3) and risk of preeclampsia in a Mexican mestizo population.

Variations in genes involved in DNA repair systems have been proposed as risk factors for the development of preeclampsia (PE). We conducted a case-control study to investigate the association of Human apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease (APEX1) Asp148Glu (rs1130409), Xeroderma Pigmentosum group D (XPD) Lys751Gln (rs13181), X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC) Arg399Gln (rs25487) and X-ray repair cross-complementing group 3 (XRCC3) Thr241Met (rs861539) polymorphisms with PE in a Mexican population. Samples of 202 cases and 350 controls were genotyped using RTPCR.

Seroprevalence and correlates of Toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic pigs in Veracruz State, Mexico.

Toxoplasma gondii infection in pigs has epidemiological concern for its contributing role in human infections. We determined seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in 402 domestic pigs raised in backyards in Veracruz State, Mexico using the modified agglutination test (MAT; cut off 1:25); 182 (45.

High Seroprevalence of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Inmates: A Case Control Study in a Northern Mexican City.

Background: The epidemiology of infection in inmates has not been previously studied. Therefore, we determine the seroepidemiology of infection in inmates.

Methods: Through a case-control study, inmates from a state correctional facility in Durango, Mexico and subjects without incarceration of the same city were examined for the presence of anti- IgG antibodies using enzyme-linked immunoassays.

Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Waste Pickers: A Case Control Seroprevalence Study.

Background: The epidemiology of () infection in waste pickers had not been previously studied. This study aims to determine the association of seropositivity and waste picking activity; and to determine socio-demographic, clinical, work, and behavioral characteristics associated with seropositivity in waste pickers.

Methods: Through a case-control study design, we examined 90 waste pickers and 90 age- and gender-matched control subjects for the presence of anti- IgG antibodies using enzyme-linked immunoassays.

Seroprevalence and correlates of Toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic sheep in Michoacán State, Mexico.

Toxoplasma gondii infection in sheep is of public health and economic importance. Seroprevalence of T. gondii infection and correlates were determined in 405 sheep from 7 farms in 4 geographical regions in Michoacán State, Mexico using the modified agglutination test (MAT).