title: Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in female sterility patients in China.
abstract: Toxoplasmosis is an important parasitic disease worldwide and is related to certain psychiatric disorders and sterility. In the present study, serum samples from 882 female sterility patients and 107 pregnant-puerperant women were assayed for anti- T. gondii IgG antibodies using ELISA. The overall T. gondii seroprevalence was 14.8%. In the female sterility patients, 15.9% (140/882) were seropositive and, in the pregnant-puerperant women, 5.6% (6/107) were positive for anti- T. gondii IgG antibodies. There was a significant difference between the 2 groups ( P < 0.05). The samples were further divided into 5 groups based on age, but no significant difference was found among the 5 groups (P > 0.05). Results of the present study argue for more attention to prevention of T. gondii infection in the female population and, in particular, women of childbearing age.
authors.affiliation: Norman Bethune College of Medicine, Jilin University, 126 Xinming Street, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shuhong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Liming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Jixue
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Pei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zong
authors.forename: Wenjing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hongtao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Quan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000469:parasitology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic