TY - JOUR
T1 - High frequency of ocular toxoplasmosis in Quindío, Colombia and risk factors related to the infection
AU - Gómez-Marín, Jorge Enrique
AU - Muñoz-Ortiz, Juliana
AU - Mejía-Oquendo, Manuela
AU - Arteaga-Rivera, José Y.
AU - Rivera-Valdivia, Nicolás
AU - Bohórquez-Granados, María Cristina
AU - Velasco-Velásquez, Stefany
AU - Castaño-de-la-Torre, Gabriela
AU - Acosta-Dávila, John Alejandro
AU - García-López, Laura Lorena
AU - Torres-Morales, Elizabeth
AU - Vargas, Mónica
AU - Valencia, Juan David
AU - Celis-Giraldo, Daniel
AU - de-la-Torre, Alejandra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2021/4/5
Y1 - 2021/4/5
N2 - Objectives: To determine the frequency of retinochoroidal lesions by ocular toxoplasmosis and their relationships with risk factors, in residents of two districts with high exposure to Toxoplasma, in Armenia-Quindío, Colombia. Methods: Cross-sectional analyses of fundoscopy screening, serological tests, and questionnaires were performed to determine risk factors associated with ocular toxoplasmosis retinochoroidal lesions. Differences in proportions were analyzed using the chi-squared test. Results: Of 161 individuals examined, 17 (10.5%) exhibited retinochoroidal scars suggestive of old inactive Toxoplasma gondii infection. All 17 individuals were seropositive for T. gondii antibodies. Consumption of bottled water was protective against T. gondii infection among individuals in this study. There were no specific epidemiological risk factors associated with ocular toxoplasmosis retinochoroidal lesions. Conclusion: Ocular toxoplasmosis is an important cause of visual impairment in Armenia-Quindío, Colombia. The consumption of boiled or bottled water is a major preventive public health measure to reduce infection by T. gondii and the subsequent onset of OT.
AB - Objectives: To determine the frequency of retinochoroidal lesions by ocular toxoplasmosis and their relationships with risk factors, in residents of two districts with high exposure to Toxoplasma, in Armenia-Quindío, Colombia. Methods: Cross-sectional analyses of fundoscopy screening, serological tests, and questionnaires were performed to determine risk factors associated with ocular toxoplasmosis retinochoroidal lesions. Differences in proportions were analyzed using the chi-squared test. Results: Of 161 individuals examined, 17 (10.5%) exhibited retinochoroidal scars suggestive of old inactive Toxoplasma gondii infection. All 17 individuals were seropositive for T. gondii antibodies. Consumption of bottled water was protective against T. gondii infection among individuals in this study. There were no specific epidemiological risk factors associated with ocular toxoplasmosis retinochoroidal lesions. Conclusion: Ocular toxoplasmosis is an important cause of visual impairment in Armenia-Quindío, Colombia. The consumption of boiled or bottled water is a major preventive public health measure to reduce infection by T. gondii and the subsequent onset of OT.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06659
DO - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06659
M3 - Article
C2 - 33898813
AN - SCOPUS:85103735783
SN - 2405-8440
VL - 7
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Heliyon
JF - Heliyon
IS - 4
M1 - e06659
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