title: [Survey of anti-Leptospira agglutinins in workers from the city of Londrina-Paraná, Brazil].
abstract: Serum samples were obtained from 249 individuals in Londrina-Paraná, Brazil. The sera were analysed for leptospiral agglutinins by microscopic agglutination tests and 22.1% were positive. Of these positives per group were 24.6% for butchers, 25.9% for farm workers, 17.2% for children and 22.2% for servants. The agglutinin titers ranged from 1:200 to 1:3200. The highest titers were obtained for the serovars sejroe (butchers), grippotyphosa (farm workers), javanica, canicola, panama, wolffi and pyrogenes (children) and butembo (servants).
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: de Vasconcelos
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ramos-Vieira M das
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Osório-Cisalpino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cota-Koury
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000373:Agglutinins / Q000097:blood*; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005511:Food Handling; D006796:Household Work; D006801:Humans; D007919:Leptospira / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D009790:Occupations; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013334:Students; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D000373:Agglutinins; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Pesquisa de aglutininas anti Leptospira en trabalhadores da cidade de Londrina-Paraná, Brasil.