2014, Number 2
Prevalencia de brucelosis en muestras procesadas en el Centro Estatal de Laboratorios del Estado de Jalisco durante 2012 y 2013
Medina-Ortega MI, López-Rodríguez M, Ávila-Mancilla J, Franco-Ramos MC
Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 84-93
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Brucellosis is a bacterial disease that still exists in Jalisco and can aff ect several mammalian species including humans through the ingestion of milk, and unpasteurized products or contact with debris such as tissues and excretions of infected animals, even by inhalation of dust or slaughter pens where they are. Objective: Determine the Prevalence of Brucellosis in samples processed at the State Laboratory Center of the State of Jalisco in 2012 and 2013, with the variables in time, place and person. Material and Methods: It is a descriptive study, in which an indirect method for finding antibodies in sera of patients with residence in Jalisco was used. Th e samples underwent the screening Rose Bengal ( RB) test; to positive, are confirmatory testing process agglutination test (SAT ) and 2 - mercaptoethanol ( 2-Me ) for the quantification of antibodies. Results: Th e State Laboratory received 2055 samples for diagnosis of brucellosis in 2012 and 2013, of which: Positives = 281, Negative = 1533, Indeterminate = 241. The confirmed cases of Rose Bengal (positive and indeterminate) correspond to a total of 522, obtaining the Prevalence of Brucellosis in Jalisco of 7.1/100, 000. Of the 281 positive cases, 129 (45.9 %) belong to the Health Region IV highlighting the town of Atotonilco with 78 (39.4%), focusing on the settlement of the Central Zone with 9 (28.8 %). The most aff ected age group is between 31 and 40 years , earning an average age of 32 years, mainly female , of whom 174 (62 %) women and 198 (38%) men. Conclusions: Th e Prevalence of Brucellosis in samples processed at the State Laboratory of Public Health of the State of Jalisco in 2012 and 2013 was 7.1/100, 000. Th e Health Region IV has greater prevalence projecting the Municipality of Atotonilco obtaining 39.4% of positive cases concentrated in the downtown area. Regarding gender, 68% of cases occurred in women and 32% in men, obtaining a ratio of 2 women for 1 brucelosis. El sick man most aff ected age group is 31-40 years, obtaining the average age of 32 years.REFERENCES
Secretaria de Salud. Manual de Procedimientos Estandarizados para la Vigilancia Epidemiológica de la Brucelosis. Edición Septiembre 2012. Disponible en la página: http://www. epidemiologia.salud.gob.mx/doctos/infoepid/vig_epid_ manuales/03_2012_Manual_Brucelosis_vFinal_13nov12.pdf. Fecha de acceso: Julio de 2013.