title: [Coxiella burnetii: serologic study in various populations].
abstract: Complement binding antibodies against Coxiella burnetii were measured in 699 seric samples in order to ascertain the possible relationship between seric prevalence and the following factors: age, sex, living in rural or urban areas and socio-economical level. All patients were healthy: 180 were from a rural area 86 from Guijo (Cáceres); 36 from Chiloeches (Guadalajara) and 58 from Bustarviejo (Madrid); 519 were from an urban area (City of Madrid). The samples from Madrid city were classified by socio-economical level: 386 from medium-low level (MLL) and 133 from medium-high socio-economical (MHL) level. The global seroprevalence was 32.3%, being 46.1% from rural areas; --59.3 from Guijo, 33.3% from Chiloeches and 34.5% from Bustarviejo. In urban areas the seroprevalence was 27.5% this being 30.8% MLL and 18% MHL. We found a statistically significant relationship between both socio-economical levels and the area of living.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Cour Boveda
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: González Sinde
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: González Cuadrado
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Palau Beato
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: González Gómez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferro Dalda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003381:Coxiella / Q000276:immunology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011778:Q Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012423:Rural Health; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Coxiella burnetii: estudio serológico en distintas poblaciones.