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Toxocara seropositivity, atopy and wheezing in children living in poor neighbourhoods in urban Latin American. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Toxocara canis and T. cati are parasites of dogs and cats, respectively, that infect humans and cause human toxocariasis. Infection may cause asthma-like symptoms but is often asymptomatic and is associated with a marked eosinophilia ...
Cruz, Álvaro Augusto, Pontes-de-Carvalho, Lain Carlos, Cruz Álvaro Augusto, Rodrigues, LC, Santos, J, Rosemeire Fiaccone, Dattoli Vitor Camilo Cavalcante, Fiaccone, Rosemeire Leovigildo, Pontes-de-Carvalho Lain Carlos, Rodrigues Laura Cunha, Barreto Maurício Lima, Figueiredo, CA, Barreto, Maurício Lima, Mendonça, Lívia Ribeiro, Philip John Cooper, Lívia Ribeiro Mendonça, Figueiredo Camila Alexandrina, Figueiredo, Camila Alexandrina, Pontes-de-Carvalho, LC, Fiaccone, R, Rafael Valente Veiga, Alcantara-Neves Neuza Maria, Alcantara-Neves, NM, Veiga, Rafael Valente, Cooper, PJ, Cooper, Philip, Laura Cunha Rodrigues, Dattoli, Vitor Camilo Cavalcante, Fiaccone, Rosemeire, Dattoli, VC, Jackson Santos, Cooper Philip John, Lain Carlos Pontes-de-Carvalho, Santos Jackson, Alcantara-Neves, Neuza Maria, Mendonça Lívia Ribeiro, Santos, Jackson, Cooper, Philip John, Neves, Neuza Maria Alcântara, Veiga Rafael Valente, Camila Alexandrina Figueiredo, Cruz, ÁA, Barreto, ML, Figueiredo, Camila Alexandrina Viana, Vitor Camilo Cavalcante Dattoli, Neuza Maria Alcantara-Neves, Fiaccone Rosemeire, Álvaro Augusto Cruz, Maurício Lima Barreto, Veiga, RV, Rodrigues, Laura Cunha, Mendonça, LR, Cruz Filho, Alvaro Augusto Souza da   +52 more
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High Seroprevalence of Toxocara Infection among Mentally Retarded Patients in Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran

Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2021
Mentally retarded individuals are more likely to become infected with soil-transmitted infections including toxocariasis. The current study aimed to determine the serostatus of toxocariasis among institutionalized mentally retarded individuals in ...
Mostafa Omidian, Mariye Diyaleh, Ali Pouryousef, Habibollah Turki, Fattaneh Mikaeili, Bahador Sarkari   +5 more
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Association between seropositivity for toxocariasis and cognitive functioning in older adults: an analysis of cross-sectional data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2011–2014

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives This study sought to examine the relationship between seropositivity for toxocariasis and cognitive functioning in a nationally representative sample of US older adults.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting National Health and Nutrition ...
Yanhong Wang, Chao Yang, Minhui Liu, Ge Song, Zhe Qu, Xuechun Lin   +5 more
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Evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot test for the confirmatory serodiagnosis of human toxocariasis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009
To improve the serodiagnosis of human toxocariasis, a sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB-IgG) test was developed and evaluated using Toxocara canislarvae excretory-secretory antigens for detecting anti-Toxocara IgG ...
William H Roldán, Yrma A Espinoza
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Seroprevalence of toxocariasis among allergic patients in Kuwait and its association with eosinophilia

Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2022
Toxocariasis is a worldwide helminthic infection which is transmitted from infected dogs and cats and has been associated with peripheral blood eosinophilia.
Mohammad Al-Awadhi, Wafaa Jamal
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Interesting features of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in a Case of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Secondary to Toxocariasis

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Toxocariasis is a relatively common parasitic disease that can rarely affect the heart. Cardiac toxocariasis may lead to restrictive cardiomyopathy secondary to hypereosinophilia. CMR is a valuable diagnostic method in hypereosinophilic syndrome.
Sanaz Asadian, Nahid Rezaeian, Sahar Asl Fallah   +2 more
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Seroprevalence of Human Toxocariasis in Children (5–15-Year-Old) Using ELISA Method in Ardabil District, North-West of Iran

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2022
Background: Toxocariasis is a worldwide-distributed helminth parasitic infection. This study aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of human toxocariasis in children living in Ardabil Province, North-West of Iran.
Zahra Heidari, Zahra Alizadeh, Hamid Afzoun Khiyavi, Soheila Molaei, Abdollah Mahdavi, Behnam Mohammadi-Ghalehbin   +5 more
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Seroepidemiological Investigation of Toxocariasis in the Is­parta Region of Turkey [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2010
Background: Toxocariasis is a common disease around the world. Our objective was to determine Toxocara seroprevalence in humans in the city of Isparta, Southwest Turkey, in respect of some determinants such as age, socio-economic level, residence in city
S Kaya, M Demirci, Cetin, E. S., Korkmaz, M., M Korkmaz, Kaya, S., S Önal, Demirci, M., ES Çetin, Aridogan, B. C., BC Arıdoğan, Onal, S.   +11 more
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Condition of a cellular link of innate immunity in infertile men against the background of toxocariasis invasion

Patologìâ, 2018
Aim. Investigating the role of various factors in the development of pathospermia, such as: the presence of toxocariasis invasion, the level of DNA fragmentation of sperm, indices of the cellular link of innate immunity, could complement existing methods
L. L. Vorontsova, M. I. Dub, V. A. Kovalenko   +2 more
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TOXOCARIASIS [PDF]

Medical Journal of Australia, 1970
C, Blok, W A, Houtman
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