Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of Chagas disease in an endemic area of Sergipe State, Brazil
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 51 (5), 2018
Publication year: 2018
Abstract INTRODUCTION:
We evaluated clinical and epidemiological characteristics of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Sergipe.METHODS:
In this cross-sectional study, we collected serum samples to identify serological markers of Chagas disease. A questionnaire was used, and electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, chest radiography, and contrast radiography of esophagus and colon were performed.RESULTS:
T. cruzi infection seroprevalence was 12.1%, mean age of subjects was 55 years, 90% had an elementary school education, 78.6% were agriculture workers, and 60.5% had electrocardiographic abnormalities.CONCLUSIONS:
A high prevalence of T. cruzi infection was observed in mostly elderly individuals.
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre, Brasil/epidemiología, Enfermedad de Chagas/diagnóstico, Enfermedad de Chagas/epidemiología, Enfermedad de Chagas/inmunología, Estudios Transversales, Enfermedades Endémicas, Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática, Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Indirecta, Persona de Mediana Edad, Prevalencia, Estudios Seroepidemiológicos, Factores Socioeconómicos, Trypanosoma cruzi/inmunología