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Levantamento soroepidemiológico de leptospirose em trabalhadores do serviço de saneamento ambiental em localidade urbana da região sul do Brasil

Year: 1994

Type: article

Abstract: Sera from 386 environmental sanitation workers, concerned with water supply, drains and drainage galleries, sewers, garbage collection and road sweepers, were examined for leptospiral agglutinins by the microscopic agglutination test. Altogether 40 of the 386 workers (10.4%) were positive to one or more serovars; however, the difference in seropositivity between the professional categories was not significant (p < 0.05). Twelve serovars were recorded among the seropositive workers with predominance of L. castelonis and L. australis; but the difference between the serovars was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Of the seropositive workers, 86.9% had agglutination titres > or = 100 and < or = 400; the rates for titres 100 and 400 were higher than 800, 1,600 and 3,200 (p < 0.05).

Source: Revista de Saúde Pública

DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101994000100009

Authors: Laerte Pereira de Almeida, Luís Fernando da Silva Martins, Claudiomar Soares Brod, Pedro Manuel Leal Germano

Institutions: Universidade de São Paulo, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Minas Gerais, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Language: Portuguese

Topic: Leptospirosis research and findings

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Decent work and economic growth, Clean water and sanitation

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,200