[Seropositivity to toxoplasma in 3,455 women. Its role in abortion and evaluation of some probable risk factors (author's transl)].
A retrospective study on 3,455 women showed 60.8% of positive cases to Toxoplasma antibodies. The role in antibody occurrence of raw (or underdone) meat eating was statistically verified. Moreover the findings suggest that Toxoplasma infection may prove to be an significant aetiological factor for abortion.
D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000906:Antibodies
Sieropositività al toxoplasma; relazioni con alcuni probabili fattori di rischio e con l'aborto.