Seroprevalance Differences of Toxoplasma Between Syrian Refugees Pregnants and Indigenous Turkish Pregnants in Kahramanmaraş
| Autor: | Salih Serin, Murat Bakacak, Zeyneb Bakacak, Murat Aral, Mehmet Sühha Bostancı, Önder Ercan, Ahmet Kireçci, Bülent Köstü |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Syrian refugees Adolescent Turkey Population Antibodies Protozoan City hospital Young Adult Pregnancy Seroepidemiologic Studies parasitic diseases medicine Humans Seroprevalence education Retrospective Studies Refugees education.field_of_study Syria Obstetrics business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Immunoglobulin M Immunoglobulin G Pregnancy Complications Parasitic Female business Toxoplasma Toxoplasmosis |
| Zdroj: | Turkish Journal of Parasitology. 39:94-97 |
| ISSN: | 2146-3077 1300-6320 |
| DOI: | 10.5152/tpd.2015.3668 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to compare the Syrian refugees and resident Turkish pregnant population in terms of Toxoplasma seroprevalence. METHODS Data acquired from Kahramanmaras Necip Fazil City Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology between 2012 and 2013 were analyzed retrospectively. Results of 7201 Toxoplasma IgM tests and 4113 Toxoplasma IgG tests were evaluated. RESULTS For 2012 and 2013 Toxoplasma IgM seropositivity was found in Syrian refugees 4.76% and 4.84% respectively in our study. In the same population Toxoplasma IgG seropositivity rates were 80% and 62.6%, respectively. Toxoplasma IgM seropositivity rates for the native peoples in Turkey in 2012 and 2013 was 1.96% and 2.34%, while in the same population Toxoplasma IgG seropositivity was detected 49.7% and 45.7% respectively. Toxoplasma IgM seropositivity was statistically higher in Syrian refugees for each year (p |
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