The frequency of Toxocara infection in mental retarded children

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dc.contributor.authorKaplan, M
dc.contributor.authorKalkan, A
dc.contributor.authorHosoglu, S
dc.contributor.authorKuk, S
dc.contributor.authorÖzden, M
dc.contributor.authorDemirdag, K
dc.contributor.authorOzdarendeli, A
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:18:09Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:18:09Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractHuman toxocariasis is commonly seen in places where stray and Toxocara canis-infected dog population is high. There is a strong correlation between frequency of Toxocara infection, life style, and infection risk. Institutionalization of mental retarded patients increases to risk of toxocariasis. In this study, we aimed at investigating the frequency of Toxocara infection among children with mental retardation not requiring institutionalization. The study included 96 cases, who had educatable mental retardation and 85 healthy subjects who comprised the control group. Anti-Toxocara IgG or IgM antibodies were investigated in all serum samples, using ELISA method. The frequency of Toxocara infection was found significantly higher in mental retarded cases than in those in the control group (18.8% and 7.1% respectively) (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference between mental retarded children and the control group in terms of mean age, age groups, gender, owning dogs and cats and duration of their ownership, socio-economic level and behavioural factors, and personal hygiene (p > 0.05). We did not find any significant difference between Toxocara seropositive and seronegative mental retarded children in terms of demographic factors and epidemiological factors that could increase the risk of Toxocara infection (p > 0.05). The present study is the first seroprevalence study carried out with a mental retarded group not requiring institutionalization. Determination of high frequency of Toxocara infection suggests that these subjects constitute a risk factor for Toxocara infection, which may be attributed to their behavioural patterns.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S0074-02762004000200001
dc.identifier.endpage125en_US
dc.identifier.issn0074-0276
dc.identifier.issn1678-8060
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid15250462
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-2542601441
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage121en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762004000200001
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/18637
dc.identifier.volume99en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000220768200001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFundaco Oswaldo Cruzen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMemorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectMental Retarded Childrenen_US
dc.subjectToxocara Canisen_US
dc.subjectToxocariasisen_US
dc.titleThe frequency of Toxocara infection in mental retarded childrenen_US
dc.titleThe frequency of Toxocara infection in mental retarded children
dc.typeArticleen_US

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