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Title: | Burden and impact of Plasmodium vivax in pregnancy: A multi-centre prospective observational study |
Author: | Bardají, Azucena Martínez Espinosa, Flor E. Arévalo-Herrera, Myriam Padilla, Norma Kochar, Swati Ome-Kaius, Maria Botto Menezes, Camila Castellanos, Maria Eugenia Kochar, Dhanpat K. Kochar, Sanjay K. Betuela, Inoni Mueller, Ivo Rogerson, Stephen John Chitnis, Chetan E. Hans, Dhiraj Menegon, Michela Severini, Carlo Portillo Obando, Hernando A. del Dobaño, Carlota, 1969- Mayor Aparicio, Alfredo Gabriel Ordi i Majà, Jaume Piqueras, Mireia Sanz, Sergi Wahlgren, Mats Slutsker, Laurence Desai, Meghna Menéndez, Clara PregVax Study Group |
Keywords: | Plasmodium vivax Embaràs Plasmodium vivax Pregnancy |
Issue Date: | 12-Jun-2017 |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Despite that over 90 million pregnancies are at risk of Plasmodium vivax infection annually, little is known about the epidemiology and impact of the infection in pregnancy. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We undertook a health facility-based prospective observational study in pregnant women from Guatemala (GT), Colombia (CO), Brazil (BR), India (IN) and Papua New Guinea PNG). Malaria and anemia were determined during pregnancy and fetal outcomes assessed at delivery. A total of 9388 women were enrolled at antennal care (ANC), of whom 53% (4957) were followed until delivery. Prevalence of P. vivax monoinfection in maternal blood at delivery was 0.4% (20/4461) by microscopy [GT 0.1%, CO 0.5%, BR 0.1%, IN 0.2%, PNG 1.2%] and 7% (104/1488) by PCR. P. falciparum monoinfection was found in 0.5% (22/4463) of women by microscopy [GT 0%, CO 0.5%, BR 0%, IN 0%, PNG 2%]. P. vivax infection was observed in 0.4% (14/3725) of placentas examined by microscopy and in 3.7% (19/508) by PCR. P. vivax in newborn blood was detected in 0.02% (1/4302) of samples examined by microscopy [in cord blood; 0.05% (2/4040) by microscopy, and 2.6% (13/497) by PCR]. Clinical P. vivax infection was associated with increased risk of maternal anemia (Odds Ratio-OR, 5.48, [95% CI 1.83-16.41]; p = 0.009), while submicroscopic vivax infection was not associated with increased risk of moderate-severe anemia (Hb<8g/dL) (OR, 1.16, [95% CI 0.52-2.59]; p = 0.717), or low birth weight (<2500g) (OR, 0.52, [95% CI, 0.23-1.16]; p = 0.110). CONCLUSIONS: In this multicenter study, the prevalence of P. vivax infection in pregnancy by microscopy was overall low across all endemic study sites; however, molecular methods revealed a significant number of submicroscopic infections. Clinical vivax infection in pregnancy was associated with maternal anemia, which may be deleterious for infant's health. These results may help to guide maternal health programs in settings where vivax malaria is endemic; they also highlight the need of addressing a vulnerable population such as pregnant women while embracing malaria elimination in endemic countries. |
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Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005606 |
It is part of: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017, vol. 11, num. 6, p. e0005606 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/112872 |
Related resource: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005606 http://hdl.handle.net/2445/111582 |
ISSN: | 1935-2727 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal) Articles publicats en revistes (Fonaments Clínics) |
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