[Age-related prevalence of toxoplasmosis among pregnant women in Hatay: Estimation depending on model].

[Age-related prevalence of toxoplasmosis among pregnant women in Hatay: Estimation depending on model]. Mikrobiyol Bul. 2017 Oct;51(4):361-369 Authors: Çetin M, Çetin Ş Abstract Toxoplasmosis, caused by the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, is a common parasitic infection affecting approximately one-third of the world population. T.gondii infections are usually acquired by ingesting raw or insufficiently cooked meat and from unwashed fruits and vegetables contaminated with soil or water with cat feces. Primary infection acquired during pregnancy can cause severe congenital abnormalities in the fetus such as neurologic and ocular malformations, abortion, or stillbirth according to the degree of infection. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and rate of seroconversion of T.gondii IgG antibodies in a selected population of pregnant women in Hatay by using a mathematical model. T.gondii-specific serological screening test results of 11.564 pregnant women who have attended the Private Antakya Mosaic Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital between 01.04.2009 and 31.04.2016 were analysed in the study. The prevalence of T.gondii-specific IgG antibodies in the studied population were found as 48.70% (95% CI, 0.48-0.50). The prevalence of T.gondii-specific IgG antibodies were increased linearly with age in our study population. The relationship between age and prevalence was statistically significant (p< 0.0...
Source: Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni - Category: Microbiology Tags: Mikrobiyol Bul Source Type: research