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OBJECTIVE:To describe associations between anemia and hookworm (Necator americanus) infection in hospitalized women in rural Chiapas, Mexico. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the hospital records of 68 anemic women (defined as having a hemoglobin level < 10 mg/dl) or with intestinal parasitism, identified through hospital discharge and transfusion records for the calendar year 1999. The medical charts of 86 cases were located, 18 of which were not confirmed as anemia cases. The hospital is located in Altamirano, Chiapas. Characteristics of subjects were compared using Student's t-test (for continuous variables) and the chi 2 test (for categorical variables). A p-value < or = 0.01 was used for statistical significance. Chart review and data analysis took place during the year 2000. RESULTS:Fifty percent of women who had stool examinations were infected with N. americanus. Necator often coexisted with other potential causes of anemia, such as pregnancy and hemorrhage. Hemoglobin levels in hookworm-infected women (mean 4.1 g/dl) were significantly lower than in uninfected women (mean 7.0 gm/dl), and Necator prevalence was significantly higher in the anemic women (50%) than in the overall hospital population (1.9%). CONCLUSIONS:Anemic women should be offered stool testing where Necator is present, and should be considered for antihelminthic treatment even if pregnant. Further investigation is recommended among women in Chiapas, and probably elsewhere in Mexico. The English version of this paper is available too at: http://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html.
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Salud Publica Mexjournal_title
Salud publica de Mexicoauthors
Brentlinger PE,Capps L,Denson Mdoi
10.1590/s0036-36342003000200008subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-03-01 00:00:00pages
117-9issue
2eissn
0036-3634issn
1606-7916journal_volume
45pub_type
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journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the presence of Rickettsia typhi in Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. and Amblyomma mixtum in southern Mexico. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ticks were collected in humans and domestic animals. The presence of Rickettsia was determined by PCR and sequencing. RESULTS:10/39 work vials amplified fragments of ...
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21149/10160
更新日期:2020-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article describes the stages in the building of the general hospitals of 144 beds included in the Health Services Reconstruction and Reordering Program. The Program is being carried out by the Health Ministry in the metropolitan area of Mexico City, emphasizing the reordering sense of the activities developed to ...
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-36342011000300009
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To analyze the results of a stool work-up protocol in a series of infants and preschoolers with acute diarrhea. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between April 1999 and March 2000, among 288 children seen at a pediatric office in Guadalajara, Mexico. The mean age (+/-/SD)...
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2002-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the independent effect of poor school performance and tobacco persistence using a prospective population study of students who remained on school grounds during the follow-up period. Two measurements were taken over a period of three years. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A cohort study conducted within sch...
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-36342006000700004
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-36342012000500005
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The feasibility of the use of WHO impregnated paper and biochemical assays to determine lethal concentrations (LC50 and LC99) and insecticide metabolic enzyme levels of Triatoma dimidiata. MATERIALS AND METHODS:LC50 and LC99 were calculated with WHO papers impregnated at different concentrations of malathion...
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21149/10133
更新日期:2020-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Institutions such as World Health Organization and United Nations have considered the necessity to establish programs to control and preserve our environment. From the beginning, industrial development has polluted the air, water and soil, in some cases irreversibly affecting the ecosystems. Rampant use of natural res...
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To describe the occurrence of hemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN) at a tertiary care pediatric hospital of Morelos state. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A retrospective case series study was conducted between 1997-2000 at Hospital del Niño Morelense (Morelos State Children's Hospital), in 46 newborns aged under 1...
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The epidemiologic and demographic transitions have resulted in demographic aging of the Mexican population, increasing the absolute number and percentage of the elderly population. While in 1990, 3.1 million of persons were 65 and older constituting 3.7% of the country's population, these figures are projected to be 1...
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1996-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1990-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the genetic variability of domain III of envelope (E) protein and to estimate phylogenetic relationships of dengue 4 (Den-4) viruses isolated in Mexico and from other endemic areas of the world. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A phylogenetic study of domain III of envelope (E) protein of Den-4 viruses was c...
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-36342002000300006
更新日期:2002-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To establish the frequency of compliance to pharmacological therapy, and to identify non-compliance factors, in relation to metabolic control on patients with type-II diabetes mellitus. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted between 1997 and 1998, among 150 type-II diabetic pa...
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess the risk for alcohol abuse among individuals with a positive family history of alcohol abuse (FH+). MATERIAL AND METHODS:The study population was a sample (n = 8,890) drawn from a 1988 national survey on addictions in Mexico City's urban population. Data analysis consisted of frequency and associat...
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To describe the mortality trends of cancer attributable to tobacco smoking, particularly lung cancer, for the 1980-1997 period in Mexico. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Mortality trends were analyzed for each type of cancer associated to tobacco smoking, according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)....
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-36342009000800015
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To analyze the association between the severity of car accident injuries and the use of safety belts. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The unit of observation and analysis was car drivers in the Mexico-Cuernavaca toll highway. Variables included were those of car drivers, the vehicles and the physical environment at the...
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1996-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess the internal consistency, as well as the construct, concurrent and external consistency of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-R) in Mexican adolescents. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The data are from two samples of middle-school students from Mexico City. The questionnaire include...
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-36342008000400007
更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the Two Whooley questions and the Arroll question, using the SCID, The Structured Clinical Interview (SCID-I) as the gold standard for detecting perinatal depression. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We interviewed 210 women during pregnancy and 6 months postpartum. RESUL...
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.21149/9083
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To establish the blood lead concentration and associated risk factors in schoolchildren during 1998 and 2008. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A blood lead screening was conducted in schoolchildren of 6-12 years of age, enrolled in 17 elementary schools of the metropolitan area of Monterrey, México, during 1998 and 200...
journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
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doi:
更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0036-36342007000500003
更新日期:2007-09-01 00:00:00