title: Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among inhabitants in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.
abstract: The level of Toxoplasma gondii infection among the general population of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe is unclear. The T. gondii infection status of inhabitants who visited National Central Hospital on Sao Tome Island was assessed by a latex agglutination test. The overall seroprevalence was 74.5% (120/161). No significant gender difference in seroprevalence was found between males and females. The older age group (> or =45 years) had significantly higher seroprevalence (80.0%, 28/35) than the younger age group (<15 years) (20.0%, 3/15) (chi(2)=16.04, P<0.001).
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. tedfan@tmu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Chia-Kwung
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Chien-Ching
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Kua-Eyre
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Hung-Yi
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.forename: Vilfrido
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: Maria da Conceicao dos Reis
authors.initials: Mda C
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Lian-Fen
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Tseng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001266:Atlantic Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan