Research Article
Prevalence of Toxoplasma Infection in Mexican Newborns and Children: A Systematic Review from 1954 to 2009
Table 1
Serological studies in live birth and children with Toxoplasma infection.
| Ref. | Year | Author | Location | Test | Cases | Positives cases | Crude prevalence (%) | Population |
| [13] | 1954 | Gutiérrez et al. | Mexico | CF | 58 | 13 | 22.4 | Symptomatic | [9] | 1962 | Roch and Bravo Becherelle | Mexico | SF | 2,186 | 40 | 1.9 | Asymptomatic | [10] | 1965 | Espinosa de los Reyes et al. | Mexico | SF | 329 | 6 | 1.8 | Asymptomatic | [11] | 1974 | Biagi et al. | Mexico | CF | 367 | 25 | 6.8 | Asymptomatic | [7] | 1989 | Galván-Ramírez and Garzón de la Mora | Guadalajara | IFAT | 807 | 22 | 2.7 | Symptomatic | [12] | 2007 | Galván-Ramírez et al. | Guadalajara | IFAT | 30 | 4 | 13.3 | Symptomatic | | | | Guadalajara | IFAT | 30 | 2 | 6.6 | Asymptomatic | | | | Guadalajara | IFAT | 60 | 3 | 5 | Asymptomatic | [5] | 2005 | Vela-Amieva et al. | Mexico | ELISA | 1,001 | 2 | 0.2 | Asymptomatic | [6] | 2009 | Galvan-Ramirez et al. | Guadalajara | ELISA | 860 | 5 | 0.6 | Asymptomatic |
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Ref: reference; CF: complement fixation; SF: Sabin & Feldman dye test, ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; IFAT: immunofluorescence. Reference [12] included three groups.
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