[Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infections in groups of individuals in Rome and its environment].
This study was aimed out to point out the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infections in Roma and in the province. The results pointed out that the percentage of antibodies positivity has been 45% this prevalence was the same of the prevalence reported by other authors in Italy. The presence of a lot of women without anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies shows that is necessary to continue the control of the young women especially at the beginning of the pregnancy.
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Istituto di Igiene, G. Sanarelli, Università di Roma, La Sapienza.
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D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D012384:Rome / Q000453:epidemiology; D014122:Toxoplasma; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan