title: Serological screening and toxoplasmosis exposure factors among pregnant women in South of Brazil.
abstract: Serological screening and evaluation of exposure factors for Toxoplasma gondii transmission were conducted in 2126 pregnant women from southern Brazil. Specific antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii were presented by 74.5% (n=1583) of the pregnant women evaluated. Contact with soil was found to be the major factor for infection.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Parasitologia, Instituto de Pesquisas Biológicas, Fundação Estadual de Produção e Pesquisa em Saúde da Secretaria da Saúde do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre. spalding@farmacia.ufrgs.br <spalding@farmacia.ufrgs.br>
authors.forename: Silvia Maria
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Spalding
authors.forename: Maria Regina Reis
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Amendoeira
authors.forename: Carlos Henrique
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Luis Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D007074:Immunoglobulin G