<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0138-600X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Obstetricia y Ginecología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Obstet Ginecol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0138-600X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0138-600X2019000300007</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Asociación entre blastocistosis y anemia por déficit de hierro en mujeres embarazadas en el municipio La Lisa, La Habana, Cuba]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Association between Blastocystosis and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women in La Lisa Municipality, Havana, Cuba]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aleaga Santiesteban]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yamilé]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Domenech Cañete]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ingrid]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[De Armas Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yaxsier]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Núñez Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fidel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fonte Galindo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Pedro Kourí" (IPK)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina (ELAM)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>45</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0138-600X2019000300007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0138-600X2019000300007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0138-600X2019000300007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  Estudios recientes encontraron asociación entre blastocistosis y anemia por déficit de hierro. Uno de ellos demostró que en mujeres embarazadas la infección por Blastocystis spp. es un factor de riesgo para padecerla y puede tener consecuencias adversas tanto para la madre, como para el feto que en casos extremos puede conducir a mortalidad maternofetal.  Objetivo:  Conocer la prevalencia de blastocistosis en mujeres embarazadas y su posible asociación con la anemia ferropénica.  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio parasitológico, clínico y epidemiológico, de tipo descriptivo y de corte transversal, al universo de las gestantes atendidas en tres policlínicos del municipio La Lisa, entre julio 2017 y junio 2018.  Resultados:  De 135 embarazadas, 43 (31,9 %) estaban infectadas por protozoos parásitos. De estos, Blastocystis spp, fue el más prevalente (28,9 %). Del total de gestantes, 41 padecían de anemia. En la mayoría de estas (85,4 %), la anemia clasificaba como ferropénica. La proporción de embarazadas parasitadas por Blastocystis spp. que padecían este tipo de anemia, en relación con las gestantes que no estaban infectadas por ese protozoo y también padecían de ese tipo de anemia fue significativamente mayor (p &lt; 0,05).  Conclusiones:  Blastocistosis es una parasitosis de prevalencia creciente e insuficientemente conocida. Iniciativas para mejorar conocimientos, percepciones y prácticas en relación con su diagnóstico, tratamiento y control son perentorias a nivel popular y académico. Las estrategias de comunicación que se implementen deben informar sobre las posibles consecuencias clínicas de la infección en relación con la mujer embarazada.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Recent studies found an association between blastocystosis and iron deficiency anemia. One of them showed that the infection with Blastocystis spp is a risk factor for in pregnant women to suffer. This infection can have adverse consequences for both the mother and the fetus. In extreme cases it can lead to maternal and fetal mortality.  Objective:  To know the prevalence of blastocystosis in pregnant women and its possible association with iron deficiency anemia.  Methods:  A parasitological, clinical and epidemiological study, descriptive and cross-sectional was conducted on the universe of pregnant women treated in three clinics in La Lisa municipality from July 2017 to June 2018.  Results:  We found 43 (31.9%) pregnant women infected by parasitic protozoa out of 135 who were studied. Blastocystis spp, was the most prevalent (28.9%). 41 pregnant women suffered from anemia. In most of them (85.4%), anemia classified as iron deficiency. The proportion of pregnant women parasitized by Blastocystis spp who suffered from this type of anemia was significantly higher (p &lt;0.05) in relation to pregnant women who were not infected by that protozoan and also suffered from that type of anemia.  Conclusions:  Blastocystosis is a parasitosis of increasing prevalence which is insufficiently known. Initiatives to improve knowledge, perceptions and practices are peremptory to their diagnosis, treatment and control at the general and academic levels. The communication strategies that are implemented should inform about possible clinical consequences of this infection in pregnant woman.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[embarazo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[anemia por déficit de hierro]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[blastocystosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[iron deficiency anemia]]></kwd>
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