Table 1.
Seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in pregnant women and congenital toxoplasmosis in newborns of West Panama and different regions of Panama Province.
| No. (%), (95% CI) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspected cases of CT | |||||||||
| Region | No. of Patients | Prevalence | Old Infection IgG+ IgM- |
Indeterminatecases IgG+ IgM i |
Probable Recent Infection IgG+ IgM+ |
Recent Infection IgG- IgM+ |
At-Risk Group G- IgM- |
CT Confirmed by PCR | Age a (Years) |
| Metro | 353 | 107 (30.31) (25.62–35.44) |
100 (28.32) (23.74–33.38) |
1 (0.28) (0.15–1.82) |
5 (1.42) (0.52–3.47) |
1 (0.28) (0.01–1.82) |
246 (69.68) (64.56–74.38) |
0 (0) (0–1.34) |
27.83 ± 0.33 |
| West | 444 | 178 (40.09) (35.52–44.83) |
171 (38.51) (33.99–43.23) |
1 (0.23) (0.01–1.45) |
6 (1.35) (0.55–3.07) |
0 (0) (0–1.07) |
266 (59.91 (55.17–64.47) |
0(0) (0–1.07) |
27.73 ± 0.29 |
| Central | 227 | 94 (41.41) (34.98–48.13) |
90 (39.65) (33.30–46.35) |
0 (0) (0–2.07) |
4 (1.76) (0.56–4.75) |
0 (0) (0–2.07) |
133 (58.59) (51.87–65.01) |
1 (0.44) (0.02–2.81) |
27.34 ± 0.44 |
| North | 296 | 137 (46.28) (40.52–52.14) |
133 (44.93) (39.20–50.80) |
2 (0.68) (0.12–2.69) |
2 (0.68) (0.12–2.69) |
0 (0) (0–1.60) |
159 (53.72) (47.86–59.48) |
0 (0) (0–1.60) |
26.53 ± 0.36 |
| East | 526 | 265 (50.38) (46.02–54.73) |
253 (48.09) (43.76–52.46) |
2 (0.38) (0.06–1.52) |
8 (1.52) (0.71–3.10) |
2 (0.38) (0.06–1.52) |
261 (49.62) (45.27–53.97) |
3 (0.57) (0.15–1.80) |
26.65 ± 0.27 |
| San Miguelito | 480 | 252 (52.50) (47.93–57.03) |
244 (50.83) (46.27–55.38) |
0 (0) (0–0.99) |
6 (1.25) (0.51–2.84) |
2 (0.42) (0.07–1.66) |
228 (47.50) (42.97–52.07) |
5 (1.04) (0.38–2.56) |
27.61 ± 0.27 |
| Total | 2326 |
1033 (44.41)
(42.38–46.46) |
991 (42.60)
(40.59–44.65) |
6 (0.26)
(0.10–0.59) |
31 (1.33)
(0.92–1.91) |
5 (0.21)
(0.08–0.53) |
1293 (55.58)
(53.54–57.62) |
9 (0.38)
(0.19–0.76) |
27.28 ± 0.13 |
a Age is shown as mean ± standard error of the mean (S.E.M.). CI: confidence interval; CT: congenital toxoplasmosis; IgM i: indeterminate IgM antibody; No.: number.