The epidemiologic profile and prevalence of cardiopathy in Trypanosoma cruzi infected blood donor candidates, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

To describe the epidemiologic profile and prevalence of cardiopathy in 163 Trypanosoma cruzi serum positive blood donor candidates, a descriptive study was carried out between August, 1996 and November, 1997 at the Londrina State University Chagas Disease Outpatient Clinic. The profile found was: yo...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2005-11, Vol.47 (6), p.321-326
Main Authors: de Oliveira-Marques, Divina Seila, Bonametti, Ana Maria, Matsuo, Tiemi, Gregori Junior, Francisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Antibodies, Protozoan - blood
Blood Donors
Brazil - epidemiology
Chagas Cardiomyopathy - diagnosis
Chagas Cardiomyopathy - epidemiology
Chagas Disease - diagnosis
Chagas Disease - epidemiology
Chi-Square Distribution
Chronic Disease
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Trypanosoma cruzi - immunology
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Summary:To describe the epidemiologic profile and prevalence of cardiopathy in 163 Trypanosoma cruzi serum positive blood donor candidates, a descriptive study was carried out between August, 1996 and November, 1997 at the Londrina State University Chagas Disease Outpatient Clinic. The profile found was: young, average age 42.95 +/- 8.62 years; male (65%); Caucasian (84%); low level of schooling; low family income; agricultural worker (26%); born in the state of Paraná (67%); from rural areas (85%); migrated to the city (85%); and the vector as the main mechanism of transmission. During the clinical characterization a chronic cardiac form was found in 38% of the patients and classified as cardiac suggestive form in 21% and little suggestive of Chagas disease in 17%. No significant difference was found among age group distribution, sex and the presence of cardiac symptoms in patients with or without cardiopathy. This study emphasizes the importance of expanding medical services to areas with a greater prevalence of infected individuals, in a hierarchical manner and aiming at decentralization.
ISSN:0036-4665
1678-9946
0036-4665
1678-9946
DOI:10.1590/s0036-46652005000600003