A Cross-Sectional Study of Complex in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Overview

Journal Biomed Res Int

Publisher Wiley

Specialties Biomedical Engineering
Biotechnology
General Medicine

Date 2019 Aug 21

PMID 31428644

Citations 6

Authors

Neci M Soares

Helen C Azevedo

Flavia T F Pacheco

Joelma N DE Souza

Rodrigo P Del-Rei

Marcia C A Teixeira

Fred L N Santos

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Abstract

Epidemiological studies on species-specific infections are scarce due to the morphological similarity of pathogenic and nonpathogenic and . The diagnosis of is frequently based on coproantigen (-Gal/GalNAc lectin specific) detection by immunoassays. However, specific -lectin is not expressed in cysts, which are eliminated by asymptomatic individuals leading to false-negative results and an underestimation of amebiasis prevalence. Molecular techniques based on the amplification of parasite DNA have been shown to be a highly sensitive and specific method that allows the detection of different species. This study aimed to assess the frequency of the species from complex by molecular and immunological techniques in individuals attended at a public health system in Salvador-Bahia, Brazil. A cross-sectional study involving 55,218 individuals was carried out. The diagnosis was based on microscopy revealing complex. The species differentiation was performed by -specific antigen, serological evaluation and by molecular technique. The overall prevalence of complex determined by microscopy was approximately 0.49% (273/55,218). -specific antigen detection and molecular characterization returned 100% negativity for . However, serological evaluation returned an 8.9% positivity (8/90). In the stool samples analysed by PCR, it was not possible to identify and , although circulating IgG anti- has been detected.

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