Rubella virus, Toxoplasma gond II, HBV and Treponema pallidium infections as risky factor in pregnant women

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted on 911 first trimester pregnant patients attending the Antenatal Care Clinic at Mansoura University Hospital. Rubella, Toxoplasmosis, Syphilis and HBV can pose a significant hazard to pregnant patient, her fetus and probably her attendants. So, the immune status to these infectious agents became a mandatory procedure in order to reduce fetal, maternal risks. Rubella IgG antibodies were detected in 89.9% [819/911]. However, Toxo-IgG incidence was 34.7% [316/911], while Toxo-IgM detection rate was 0.99% [9/911]. Hepatitis B surface antigen was detected in 1.1% [10/911]. A lowest detection rate was obtained with Syphilis 0.22% [2/911]. Concomitant infections were detected with Rubella-IgG and Toxo-IgG in 28.5% [260/911], followed by Rubella-IgG and HBs antigen in 0.66% [6/911], while combined Rubella-IgG Toxo-IgG and HBs antigen were detected in only 0.33% [3/911]