title: Seroprevalence and risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women in Northeast Iran.
abstract: We report Toxoplasma IgG seroprevalence of 34.4% among 419 pregnant women in Mashhad, northeast Iran. Soil contact, living in rural environment, and level of education were associated with infection. The prevalence did not increase with age, suggesting high infection rate during childhood and adolescence.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Parasitology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Jalal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Babaie
authors.forename: Samira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amiri
authors.forename: Ehsan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mostafavi
authors.forename: Nayereh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Peyman
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lotfi
authors.forename: Ahmad Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Esmaeili Rastaghi
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Golkar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D007074:Immunoglobulin G