title: Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma infection among pregnant women in Bahia, Brazil.
abstract: Infection by Toxoplasma gondii represents a risk to fetal development during pregnancy. In this study, the serological profile of pregnant women from different regions of Bahia, Brazil, was determined. Tests were conducted at LACEN-BA (Salvador, Brazil). The mean age of the women was 24.5 years (±7.41 years) and 56.4% were positive for IgG and negative for IgM specific for T. gondii. Seronegative women represented 35.9% of the total (IgG- and IgM-negative) and inconclusive results comprised 4%. Differences were observed in distinct regions. Therefore, a preventive action must be reinforced in specific regions aimed at early diagnosis to minimise the risk of congenital toxoplasmosis development.
authors.affiliation: Gonçalo Moniz Central Health Laboratory-LACEN-BA, 123 Waldemar Falcão Street, Brotas, Salvador, Bahia 40.295-001, Brazil.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Rebouças
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.forename: M L S
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Do Carmo
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cavalcante
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Favali
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014125:Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M