Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica
Volume 28, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 694-697

Serological markers in immigrant and Spanish pregnant women in Granada [Marcadores serológicos en gestantes inmigrantes y autctonas en Granada] (Article)

Sampedro A.* , Mazuelas P. , Rodrguez-Granger J. , Torres E. , Puertas A. , Navarro J.M.
  • a Servicio de Microbiologa, Hospital Universitario Virgen de Las Nieves, Granada, Spain
  • b Servicio de Microbiologa, Hospital Universitario Virgen de Las Nieves, Granada, Spain
  • c Servicio de Microbiologa, Hospital Universitario Virgen de Las Nieves, Granada, Spain
  • d Servicio de Microbiologa, Hospital Universitario Virgen de Las Nieves, Granada, Spain
  • e Servicio de Ginecologa y Obstetricia, Hospital Universitario Virgen de Las Nieves, Granada, Spain
  • f Servicio de Microbiologa, Hospital Universitario Virgen de Las Nieves, Granada, Spain

Abstract

Introduction: Female immigration from less developed countries into Spain has grown in number over the years, and could contribute to changing the prevalence of routine serological markers in pregnant women. Material and methods: From April 2007 until May 2008 we studied the prevalence of serum antibodies against Treponema pallidum, Toxoplasma gondii, rubella virus, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV 1/2), and hepatitis B virus (HBV) in samples from 4,171 immigrant and Spanish pregnant women in Granada. Results: The seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant immigrants was higher than in non-immigrants (44% vs. 14.4%). The overall prevalence against rubella was 97.3%. Sub-Saharan and North African women showed the lowest prevalence (88% and 89%). The prevalence of HBsAg was higher in immigrants than in Spanish women (2.6% vs. 0.4%), and especially high among the Eastern European (6.9%) and Asian (8.1%) pregnant women. The seroprevalences of HIV (0.9% vs. 0.1%) and syphilis (TPHA) (3.5% vs. 0.07%), were higher in immigrants. Seroprevalence against T. pallidum was higher among Eastern European (11.5%) and Latin-American (3.5%) women, whereas sub-Saharan (11.8%) and North African (1%) women showed the highest anti-HIV prevalence. Conclusion: Hepatitis B, anti-HIV, syphilis, and antibodies against T. gondii are found more frequently in immigrants than in Spanish pregnant women, whereas rubella protection in Spanish women is higher than immigrant pregnant women. © 2009 Elsevier España, S.L.

Author Keywords

Toxoplasmosis Rubella Pregnancy Hepatitis B HIV Syphilis

Index Keywords

blood sampling immigrant HIV Seroprevalence Human immunodeficiency virus 2 Europe, Eastern HIV Infections Latin America antibody blood level Toxoplasma gondii Human immunodeficiency virus infection Antibodies, Viral Toxoplasmosis antibody Rubella virus Antibodies, Protozoan Pregnancy Complications, Infectious human Asia controlled study Eastern Europe Hepatitis B virus Cross-Sectional Studies Humans Emigrants and Immigrants Spain female Africa pregnancy Syphilis prevalence Article major clinical study serology North Africa Human immunodeficiency virus 1 hepatitis B surface antigen Treponema pallidum Antibodies, Bacterial pregnant woman rubella seroprevalence hepatitis B Seroepidemiologic Studies disease marker
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2010.04.007
ISSN: 0213005X
Cited by: 11
Original Language: Spanish