Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Pregnant Women in Northeast Iran

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作者
Babaie, Jalal [1 ]
Amiri, Samira [1 ]
Mostafavi, Ehsan [2 ]
Hassan, Nayereh [1 ]
Lotfi, Peyman [1 ]
Rastaghi, Ahmad Reza Esmaeili [1 ]
Golkara, Majid [1 ]
机构
[1] Pasteur Inst Iran, Dept Parasitol, Mol Parasitol Lab, Tehran, Iran
[2] Pasteur Inst Iran, Dept Epidemiol, Tehran, Iran
关键词
PROVINCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SOUTH;
D O I
10.1128/CVI.00125-13
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:1771 / 1773
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