title: Seroprevalence to some TORCH agents in a Sicilian female population of fertile age.
abstract: The seroprevalence to Toxoplasma gondii (41.1%), rubella virus (88.2%), cytomegalovirus (86.0%), and herpes simplex virus (80.0%) has been evaluated in fertile women living in Catania (Sicily). The population group studied was divided into four age groups to quantify the risk of primary infection in each age group.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University of Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Condorelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scalia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stivala
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Costanzo
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Adragna
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Franceschino
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Santagati
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Furneri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D011897:Random Allocation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012409:Rubella / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000276:immunology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012802:Sicily / Q000453:epidemiology; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000914:Antibodies, Viral