Toxocara seroprevalence in adults with bronchial asthma
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, cilt.101, sa.3, ss.270-274, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 101 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2007
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.08.013
- Dergi Adı: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.270-274
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Asthma, ELISA, Seroprevalence, Toxocariasis, Turkey
- Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of toxocariasis in adult asthmatics and to assess its relationship with risk factors. A total of 124 asthmatic and 60 control group subjects were included in the study. Of the asthmatic patients, 61 (49.2%) were atopic and 63 non-atopic (50.8%). The anti-Toxocara IgG (Toxocara IgG CELISA Cellabs, Australia) positivity rate for all asthmatic cases was 9.7%. There was no significant difference between the asthmatic cases and the control group regarding anti-Toxocara IgG positivity (P > 0.05). When risk factors were analyzed, there was a statistically significant difference between the control group subjects and patients with non-atopic asthma and also between the atopic asthmatic patients and the patients with non-atopic asthma regarding pets being under veterinary control (P < 0.05). The percentages of those who had their pets defecate indoors were 0, 15 and 8.6%, respectively, for the control subjects, patients with non-atopic asthma and those with atopic asthma. There was a statistically significant difference when the control group subjects were compared to the patients with atopic asthma (P < 0.05). © 2006 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.