title: A serological study on Toxoplasma gondii infection among people in south of Tehran, Iran.
abstract: Although Toxoplasma gondii infection generally shows subclinical courses in adults, it may have severe pathologic effects on the fetus. For a survey of toxoplasmosis in Shahr-e-Rey area, south of Tehran, Iran, we conducted a serological study on 1,187 general populations using indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test. In this cross sectional study, cases were selected randomly by a local primary health care (PHC) system. Blood samples were collected in microcapillary tubes and sera were examined by IFA after centrifugation. It has been shown that 68.3% of cases in all age groups had IFA titer of 1 : 10 and higher, which we consider as positive cases, and the rate for 1 : 400 or over was 30.2%. There was meaningful correlation between anti-Toxoplasma antibody titers and age, sex, and occupation of subjected people (P < 0.05%). The incidence was higher in females and highest in the children age group (10-14 years old). The present study demonstrates high prevalence of Toxoplasma infection among the people in south of Tehran, Iran.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (HUMS), Bandar, Abbas, Iran. asmoghaddam@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Abdoreza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salahi-Moghaddam
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hafizi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D012698:Serologic Tests; D012737:Sex Factors; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan