title: [Cysticercosis' admissions in public health hospitals: Ceará State distribuition].
abstract: The geographic distribution of case registered in the System of Hospital Information of Ceará (1996-2004) and its relation with flock swine and availability of computerized tomography scan in patients' residence city, from those were studied. 424 Patients were admitted with cysticercosis (neurocysticercosis 98.3%) originating from 75 cities. No relation existed between computerized tomography in city of residence or swine flocks and cysticercosis prevelance.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE. mfacanha@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mônica Cardoso
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Façanha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D034421:Sus scrofa; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed