title: Seropositivity of toxoplasmosis among reproductive-age women in Malatya, Turkey.
abstract: A total of 996 sera from women between the ages of 17-45 years were examined for Toxoplasma gondii; IgG and IgM antibodies by solid-phase-enzyme immunoassay. The overall prevalence of toxoplasmosis was found to be 39.9%. Of 996 women, 396 (39.6%) had specific IgG, 26 (2.6%) had both IgG and IgM, and 3 (0.3%) had only IgM antibodies. The results obtained in this study & other previous studies done in Turkey indicated the high prevalence of T. gondii infection in this country.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Durmaz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Durmaz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rafiq
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M