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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2014

Congenital toxoplasmosis in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil: a neglected infectious disease?

E V M Carellos, W T Caiaffa, G M Q Andrade, M N S Abreu, J N Januário, UFMG Congenital Toxoplasmosis Brazilian Group (UFMG-CTBG)

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

E V M CarellosDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
W T CaiaffaDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine and Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
G M Q AndradeDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
M N S AbreuDepartment of Statistics, School of Nursing, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
J N JanuárioCenter for newborn screening and genetic diagnosis (NUPAD), School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
UFMG Congenital Toxoplasmosis Brazilian Group (UFMG-CTBG)
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the distribution of congenital toxoplasmosis in the state of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil and describe the demographic and socioeconomic profile of the municipalities associated with the disease. An ecological study was conducted using socioeconomic indicators of a database (MGSSRI) created by Fundação João Pinheiro (a government technical support agency of Minas Gerais), in order to show the development of the municipalities in the state. The prevalence of toxoplasmosis was the outcome and the items of the MGSSRI were the explanatory variables. Of 146,307 newborns screened (November 2006 to May 2007), 190 had congenital toxoplasmosis, yielding a prevalence of 1·3/1000, ranging from 0 to 76·9/1000 in the municipalities. The multivariate model indicated a higher occurrence of toxoplasmosis in municipalities with smaller populations and worse indexes of tax performance. Congenital toxoplasmosis appears to be a neglected disease in the state of Minas Gerais, given the high prevalence found and its concentration in municipalities with worse socioeconomic indexes.

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BrazilFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMalePrevalenceSocioeconomic FactorsToxoplasmosis, Congenital

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PMID23823156
PMCPMC9151124
OpenAlexW2142300901

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