A Seroepidemiological Study of Amebiasis in Children of Low Socioeconomic Level in Maracaibo, Venezuela

L. Bonilla Chacin Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas, Universidad del Zulia, Apartado 1151, Maracaibo, Venezuela

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E. Chacin-Martinez Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas, Universidad del Zulia, Apartado 1151, Maracaibo, Venezuela

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E. Espinoza Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas, Universidad del Zulia, Apartado 1151, Maracaibo, Venezuela

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B. Cardenas Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas, Universidad del Zulia, Apartado 1151, Maracaibo, Venezuela

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1982.31.1103
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Volume 31: Issue 6
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1103–1106
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Abstract. Sera collected from 606 children of low socioeconomic level attending the University and Children's hospitals in Maracaibo, Venezuela, were screened for serologic evidence of Entamoeba histolytica infection, employing the indirect hemagglutination test. The seropositivity rate was 7.7%. Most of the positive sera showed low titers (1:128–1:256). The overall prevalence of positive reactors increased with age. Stool examinations done on 516 children revealed cysts or trophozoites of E. histolytica in 4.4%.

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Copyright © 1982 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1982
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07 Apr 1982
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Published Online:
Nov 1982
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0002-9637
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