title: Serological diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection in women associated with gyneco-obstetric problems.
abstract: The latex agglutination test (Toxoreagent) was used to detect the sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in 302 Bangladeshi women who were under treatment for various gyneco-obstetric problems at the Mymensingh Medical College during January to June 1991. The over-all sero-prevalence rate was 15.89%, of which 6.25% reacted at 1:32, 33.33% at 1:64, 16.67% at 1:128, 22.92% at 1:256, 6.25% at 1:512 and 14.58% at 1:1024. The positivity rate of 18.60% recorded in women between 31 and 40 years was insignificantly (p > 0.05) higher than that of 15.44% in women between 17 and 30 years of age. Over-all 26.49% of infections resulted in abortion, 6.62 in stillbirths and 30.79% in dystocia, of which 20.0%, 30.0% and 7.53% women had positive titers to T. gondii, respectively, whereas 17.43% women with normal live births had also positive titers to T. gondii. The over-all prevalence rate of abortion in association with T. gondii infection was 5.30% which was higher than the rates of stillbirths (1.99%) and perinatal death (0.66%). It is concluded that toxoplasmosis can cause abortion, stillbirths and perinatal death in Bangladeshi women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Samad
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Begum
authors.lastname: Shamsunahar
authors.forename: M U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000031:Abortion, Septic / Q000469:parasitology; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004420:Dystocia / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014122:Toxoplasma; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*