Volume 8, Issue 2 (8-1994)                   Med J Islam Repub Iran 1994 | Back to browse issues page

XML Print

Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
ATHARI A, SHOJAEIAN S, ELIASI O, DELFANI K. SEROPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA ANTIBODIES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN KERMAN SHAH. Med J Islam Repub Iran 1994; 8 (2) :93-95
URL: http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1385-en.html
SEROPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA ANTIBODIES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN KERMAN SHAH
A ATHARI , S SHOJAEIAN , O ELIASI , K DELFANI
From the Department of Parasitology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,
Abstract:   (3712 Views)
Sera from 495 pregnant women were examined for toxoplasma antibodies by indirect fluorescent antibody testing (IFAT). Antibodies were positive in 32.7%. Seropositivity was not increased significantly with age but showed a statistically significant rise in accordance with frequency of parity, abortion and contact with cats. The high rate of seronegativity (67.3%) observed in pregnant women represents a high risk group for acquiring toxoplasma infection and also congenital toxoplasmosis.
Full-Text [PDF 269 kb]   (1919 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Original Research | Subject: Parasitology and Mycology
Add your comments about this article : Your username or Email:
CAPTCHA
Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.