Tracy Strickland, Marley W Watkins, Linda C Caterino
Structure of the Woodcock-Johnson III cognitive tests in a referral sample of elementary school students
Psychological assessment
toxocara canis toxocara cati roundworms live intestines dogs cats respectively predominantly agents human toxocariasis studies suggested toxocara spp seroprevalence increases levels total aeroallergenspecific ige sige asthma prevalence asthma morbidity nevertheless work reported negative association toxocara spp seropositivity skin hypersensititity positive association sige objective present study evaluate risk factors acquiring toxocara spp infection investigate possible significant association seroprevalence atopy asthma students elementary schools residents small town surroundings northeast brazil underwent blood sampling measure levels antitoxocara spp igg peripheral blood eosinophils specific ige aeroallergens used univariable multivariable logistic regression analyses assess possible risk factors toxocara spp seropositivity association atopy wheezeasthma asthma phenotypes sample 791 elementary school children aged 613 years toxocara spp seroprevalence reached 636 499 sige 72 33 atopic wheezeasthma nonatopic wheezeasthma respectively risk factors associated toxocara spp seropositivity contact dogs adj 233 95 ci170319 cats adj 309 95 ci210455 male sex adj 221 95 ci162302 presence antitoxocara igg statistically associated blood eosinophils 4 10 adj 184 95 ci133255 adj 207 95 ci145297 respectively atopy adj 200 95 ci149268 associated wheezeasthma concluding results obtained study showing association toxocara spp seroprevalence sige may suggest possible immunological crossreactivity ige epitopes toxocara spp aeroallergens