[Prenatal screening for Trypanosoma cruzi and human T lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 in pregnant Latin American women].
BACKGROUND
To estimate the seroprevalence of infection by Trypanosoma cruzi and human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV) in pregnant Latin American women.


METHODS
Serological survey carried out in pregnant Latin American women attending the antenatal care clinic of a Spanish hospital from January 2006 to June 2007.


RESULTS
Of the 229 women enrolled, 4 had antibodies against T. cruzi (1.75%; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.68-4.4); 2 of these women came from Bolivia (13.33%; 95% CI, 3.73-37.88) and the other 2 from Paraguay (11.76%; 95% CI, 3.29-34.33). None of the women had anti-HTLV-1 antibodies (95% CI, 0-1.6), and 2 had HTLV-2 antibodies (0.87; 95% CI, 0.24-3.12).


CONCLUSIONS
A notable percentage of pregnant immigrant women from Latin American had T. cruzi infection. The seroprevalence of HTLV infection is low.
Ramos
José Manuel
JM
Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Alicante, España. jramosrincon@yahoo.es
Milla
Alfredo
A
Sánchez
Victoria
V
Vergés
Mireia
M
Toro
Carlos
C
Gutiérrez
Félix
F
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D015482:HTLV-II Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015491:HTLV-II Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000276:immunology; D015367:Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007843:Latin America / Q000208:ethnology; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000276:immunology; D055815:Young Adult
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies; D015482:HTLV-II Antibodies