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<journal-id>2664-2891</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista científica ciencias de la salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. cient. cienc. salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2664-2891</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad del Pacífico]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2664-28912023000100027</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.53732/rccsalud/2023.e5126</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Seroepidemiología del virus de Epstein-Barr en estudiantes universitarios del Alto Paraná, Paraguay]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Seroepidemiology of Epstein-Barr virus among university students from Alto Paraná, Paraguay]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Vázquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Romina]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Aguilera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fernando]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Centurión]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Osvaldo]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Roa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Richard]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vargas Correa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arturo]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional del Este Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Minga Guazú ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>5</volume>
<fpage>27</fpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2664-28912023000100027&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2664-28912023000100027&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2664-28912023000100027&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Introducción. La infección por el virus de Epstein-Barr (VEB) es la causa más frecuente de mononucleosis infecciosa, y también está asociada a varios tipos de cáncer. La prevalencia de la infección por este virus varía en diferentes poblaciones y no hay publicaciones sobre la epidemiología de esta infección en Paraguay. Objetivo. Describir la seroprevalencia de la infección por VEB en estudiantes universitarios y las características sociodemográficas asociadas. Materiales y Métodos. Estudio transversal en estudiantes de una universidad pública del departamento Alto Paraná, Paraguay. Se incluyeron 101 participantes, mediante muestreo de casos consecutivos. Se aplicó un cuestionario y se tomó muestras sanguíneas. Se determinó la presencia de anticuerpos por el método ELISA de captura de IgG específicos contra el antígeno de la cápside viral - VCA del VEB, además se evaluaron factores asociados a la seropositividad. Resultados. La seroprevalencia global fue 89,1% (90/101), asociado (p&lt;0,025) a la condición socioeconómica baja (93,4% vs 76%, OR: 4.9 [IC 95%: 1,2 - 16,3]). Conclusión. La seroprevalencia contra el virus de Epstein-Barr es alta en estudiantes universitarios y está asociada a la condición socioeconómica baja.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Introduction. Infections by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the most common cause of infectious mononucleosis and is also linked to multiple cancers. The prevalence of EBV infection varies in different populations and there is no publication about the epidemiology of this infection in Paraguay. Objective. To describe the seroprevalence among university students and associated sociodemographic characteristics. Material and Methods. Cross-sectional study in students from a public university in Alto Paraná, Paraguay. A total of 101 participants were recruited through consecutive sampling. A questionnaire was applied and blood samples were obtained. Antibodies were determined by Epstein-Barr Virus IgG anti-VCA capture ELISA method, and factors associated with seropositivity were evaluated. Results. The overall seropositivity was 89,1% (90/101), which was associated (p&lt;0,025) with low socioeconomic status (93,4% vs 76%, OR: 4.9 [95% CI: 1.2 - 16.3]). Conclusion. The seroprevalence to EBV is high in college students which is associated to low socioeconomic condition.]]></p></abstract>
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