Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in Korean pregnant women
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
;
: 69-71, 2005.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-117897
ABSTRACT
This study was performed in order to evaluate the sero-epidemiological status of toxoplasmosis in pregnant Korean women. Among 5, 175 sera and 750 amniotic fluid samples obtained from pregnant women, 41 serum samples (0.79%) and 10 (1.33%) amniotic fluid samples tested positive for IgG antibodies by ELISA. Fifty one cases showing a score more than 0.25 on ELISA were tested for PCR reaction against the SAG1 gene. Only one case of the 51 ELISA positive cases exhibited a positive reaction on all tests. This case had a history of acute nephropyelitis during early pregnancy, but fortunately, had delivered a phenotypically healthy baby. In this study, the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women was found to be comparatively low, consistent with previous reports from Korea. However our trials, performed with a variety of diagnostic tools, were considered to be useful for the precise diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications
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Toxoplasma
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Antibodies, Protozoan
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Toxoplasmosis
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Korea
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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