| Autor: |
Nissapatorn, V., Azmi, M. A. Noor, Cho, S. M., Fong, M. Y., Init, I., Rohela, M., Anuar, A. Khairul, Quek, K. F., Latt, H. M. |
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Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Nov2003, Vol. 23 Issue 6, p618, 7p |
| Abstrakt: |
A total of 200 pregnant women were recruited in this cross-sectional study. The overall seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women was found to be 49%, in which 39%, 4% and 6% for anti- Toxoplasma IgG, IgM and both anti- Toxoplasma IgG and IgM antibodies, respectively. We found the differences in Toxoplasma seroprevalence rates among the races were significant: the highest rate was in the Malays (55.7%), followed by the Indian (55.3%) and the Chinese (19.4%) ( P < 0.05) populations. An increase in Toxoplasma seroprevalence with increasing parity was detected ( P < 0.05). Women with no children had a prevalence of 39.7%, while women with one or more than two children had a prevalence of 44.2% and 62.9%, respectively. In this study, there was no significant association between Toxoplasma seroprevalence and various possible risk factors in pregnant women ( P > 0.05). When multivariate analysis was performed, no significant association between Toxoplasma seroprevalence and history of contact with cats, consumption of undercooked meat and blood transfusion was found ( P > 0.05). We did not find any newly diagnosed cases of acute acquired toxoplasmosis in pregnancy during the study period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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