title: [Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women in Qingdao area].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the status of Toxoplasma gondii (TOX) infection in pregnant women in Qingdao area.
  
  
  METHODS
  Antibody capture ELISA was used to detect the TOX-IgM, IgG and TOX-DNA in 1 341 pregnant women and 201 infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth pregnant women from June 2011 to July 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 201 abnormal pregnant women, 43 cases were TOX antibody positive, accounting for 22.39%, and among the normal pregnant women, 84 cases were TOX antibody positive, accounting for 6.26%, and there was a significant difference (X2 =10.60, P <0.05). The TOX positive rate of 20-29 years old women was higher than that of the women aged over 30 years (X2 =21.9, P < 0.05). The TOX antibody positive rates of families with pets and families without pets were 26.63% and 8.77% respectively (X2 =10.93, P <0.05). The TOX antibody positive rates were 10.94%(22/201)in unemployed women, 3.98% (8/201) in farmers, 3.98%(8/201) in staff, and 3.48%(7/201) in workers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The TOX infection rate in abnormal pregnant women is significantly higher than that in normal pregnancy women; therefore, the health education should be strengthened. In addition, in young women, especially 20-29 years old women, and some special occupation women, the control measures should be enhanced.
authors.forename: Ke-sheng
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Xin
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Rong-rong
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002947:Cities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009790:Occupations; D057805:Pets / Q000469:parasitology; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult