title: [The risk factors of Toxocara canis infestation in population of patients from the Lublin region].
abstract: The risk factors of Toxocara canis infestation were assessed among population of patients from the Lublin region. Sera from 151 patients suspected of toxocarosis were tested on the presence of the specific antibodies by ELISA (Biokema-Bordier, Switzerland). Sera from 74 women and 77 men were collected (mean: 24 years; range: 0-74 years). Women sera were found positive in 27 cases (36.5%) and men in 34 cases (44.2%). Positive results were found in the following age groups: young people up to 15 years--34 positive from 71, people from 16 to 30 years old--7 from 33, people from 31 to 45 years old--9 from 24 and people older than 45 years--11 from 23. Patients suspected of ocular larva migrans were found serologically positive in 37 cases from 98. Among patients with eosinophilia 8 positive cases were found from 17 (47.1%). Rural inhabitants were found positive in 41 cases from 73, whereas inhabitants of small towns in 17 cases from 55 and inhabitants of Lublin city (population nearly 400,000) in 3 cases from 23. This relationship was statistically significant (p<0.01). The difference between the group of living in a house (52% positive cases) compared to those living in flats (18% positive cases) was also statistically significant (p<0.001).
authors.affiliation: Zakład Biologicznych Szkodliwości Zawodowych Instytutu Medycyny Wsi w Lublinie.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zwoliński
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007816:Larva Migrans, Visceral / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000379:methods; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012698:Serologic Tests; D017678:Sex Distribution; D017166:Toxocara canis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth