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    Determinación de IgG para toxoplasmosis en mujeres de edad fértil
    (2003) Mogrovejo Guzmán, Marilupe Josefina; Morocho Coronel, Jenny Alexandra; Ordóñez, Miriam; Quichimbo, Beatriz; Padilla Gómez, Plinio Efraín; Flores Durán, Carlos Teodoro
    The main objective of the study is to determine the frequency of IgG positive for toxoplasmosis in women of childbearing age, determine which age group most frequently and identify the main sources of contagion in our midst. Epidemiological, descriptive epidemiology. Study It was performed in 306 women of childbearing age, of which 248 are school Herlinda Toral and 58 of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, in which samples of serum determination of IgG levels for toxoplasmosis was done through ELISA and application surveys to determine the main modes of transmission. Of the 306 samples, 61 [19.93] tested positive for toxoplasmosis, most often found in groups of women older than 23 years [45 percent], IgG levels ranged from 0 to 249 IU / ml, the 40.52 percent They were in contact with cats, 24.5 percent consumed contaminated fruits and vegetables ill-prepared, they handled the land 22.50 percent