Screening by Ophthalmoscopy for Toxoplasma Retinochoroiditis in Colombia

Alejandra de-la-Torre; Gonzaga González; Julieth Díaz-Ramirez; Jorge Enrique Gómez-Marín

doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2006.09.048

Screening by Ophthalmoscopy for Toxoplasma Retinochoroiditis in Colombia

Título traducido de la contribución: Examen por oftalmoscopia para la retinocoroiditis por Toxoplasma en Colombia

Alejandra de-la-Torre
, Gonzaga González
, Julieth Díaz-Ramirez
, Jorge Enrique Gómez-Marín

Grupo de Investigación en Salud Pública

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Propósito: Medir la prevalencia de cicatrices retinianas toxoplásmicas en una población universitaria joven. Diseño: estudio de cohorte observacional. Métodos: el estudio se realizó en la "Universidad del Quindío", Armenia (Colombia), de noviembre a diciembre de 2005. Se realizó funduscopia ocular indirecta por oftalmólogos en estudiantes, docentes y personal administrativo entre 18 y 45 años sin ocular previo. patología. Los criterios diagnósticos se basaron en la observación de lesiones funduscópicas típicas y la detección de anticuerpos anti-Toxoplasma de inmunoglobulina (Ig) G positivos. Resultados: De un total de 200 personas, 12 (6%) tenían cicatrices retinocoroidales inactivas

Título traducido de la contribución	Examen por oftalmoscopia para la retinocoroiditis por Toxoplasma en Colombia
Idioma original	Inglés estadounidense
Páginas (desde-hasta)	354-356
Número de páginas	3
Publicación	American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volumen	143
N.º	2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2006.09.048
Estado	Publicada - feb 1 2007

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