title: [Toxoplasmosis infection in pregnant women in Lanzhou].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate toxoplasmosis (TOX) infection in pregnant women.
  
  
  METHODS
  The blood samples from 1,250 pregnant women were tested by indirect hemaglutination (IHA) for TOX. 1,327 normal cases were included in control group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The infection rate of TOX was 7.28% and 8.14% in the study and control group respectivity. There was no significant difference between the study group and control group (P > 0.05). There was no marked relationship between various age groups. (P > 0.05). No significant difference was noted in three gestational periods. Most pregnant women with of TOX infection were active and recent.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pregnancy did not increase the chance of TOX infection.
authors.affiliation: Lanzhou General Hospital of PLA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qiu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D014125:Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / Q000209:etiology