Seroepidemiological studies for toxoplasmosis among out-and-in patients in Benha University Hospitals, Qualyoubia Governorate

ABSTRACT

Toxoplasma antibodies were detected in sera of 700 cases, 500 were collected randomly from individuals attending the Outpatient Clinic of Banha University Hospitals of different ages and sexes and 200 from suspected inpatients from Obstetric, Ophthalmology, Internal Medicine and Surgery departments. The indirect fluorescent antibody technique was performed. The general positivity rate was 14.57%, 11.2% in the random group and 23% in suspected group [P <0.001]. Toxoplasma antibodies were more in females than in males in a random group, especially above 40 years, old but with no obvious difference in rural and urban areas. In the suspected group, Toxoplasma positivity was 24% in obstetric cases, 15% in hepatosplenomegalic cases, 17.5% in prolonged fever cases, 28.57% in ophthalmic cases and 40% in localized lymphadenopathy cases