title: Toxoplasmosis in last four years in Agean region, Turkey.
abstract: Anti-Toxoplasma antibodies were determined with IFA and ELISA tests in 9410 patients who were different age groups, attended Department of Parasitology between 1991-1995. Anti-Toxoplasma IgG antibodies were found positive in 4651 (49.4%) of these patients. 2287 (21.4%) patients were pregnant women and the positivity was 55% of them. According to history of these patients, seropositivity was found 50% in women having spontaneous abortion, 52% in women having stillbirth, in 55% women having abnormal fetal births. These patients and their culinary habits, the presence of cats and relationship with other clinical symptoms were also evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Ege University, Medical Faculty, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Altintas
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Kuman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akisu
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Atambay
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D002415:Cats; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D007074:Immunoglobulin G