Title
Seroprevalencia de leptospirosis en puente piedra, lima en el año 2006
Other title
Seroprevalence of Leptospirosis in Puente Piedra, Lima, in 2006
Date Issued
01 January 2011
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
Leptospirosis is a disease widely prevalent in tropical areas, but may also be present in urban areas. The present study aims to determine the seroprevalence of Leptospira in the district of Puente Piedra, where there have been cases of severe leptospirosis in recent years. We collected data related to risk factors associated with leptospirosis and blood samples from 250 participants, selected by random sampling. We found a high prevalence of risk factors in the population and using the microscopic agglutination test, antibodies were found in only 3 participants (1.2%).
Start page
273
End page
276
Volume
28
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-80052163117
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
Resource of which it is part
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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