title: Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma and cytomegalovirus in complicated pregnancies.
abstract: Anti-Toxoplasma and anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibodies were sought in 200 pregnant women (100 with complicated pregnancies and 100 matched controls without any hazards) by ELISA test. Sixty-five per cent of the women with complicated pregnancies had Toxoplasma antibodies, while 51% had CMV antibodies. Toxoplasma seroprevalence alone was higher in women with intrauterine foetal death (IUFD) (80%). CMV seroprevalence alone was higher in women with premature labour (44.4%) and women with stillbirth (40%). Seroprevalence of both Toxoplasma and CMV was clearly higher in women with abortion (55.7%). Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma and CMV in the control group was 6% and 30%, respectively. These data confirm that Toxoplasma and CMV are important causes of complicated pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Hammouda
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: el-Gebaly
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sadaka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D015995:Prevalence; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*