Serological diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection in women associated with gyneco-obstetric problems.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1993 Mar; 24(1): 102-6
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in English
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| ID: sea-32612
ABSTRACT
The latex agglutination test (Toxoreagent) was used to detect the sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in 302 Bangladeshi women who were under treatment for various gyneco-obstetric problems at the Mymensingh Medical College during January to June 1991. The over-all sero-prevalence rate was 15.89%, of which 6.25% reacted at 132, 33.33% at 164, 16.67% at 1128, 22.92% at 1256, 6.25% at 1512 and 14.58% at 11024. The positivity rate of 18.60% recorded in women between 31 and 40 years was insignificantly (p > 0.05) higher than that of 15.44% in women between 17 and 30 years of age. Over-all 26.49% of infections resulted in abortion, 6.62 in stillbirths and 30.79% in dystocia, of which 20.0%, 30.0% and 7.53% women had positive titers to T. gondii, respectively, whereas 17.43% women with normal live births had also positive titers to T. gondii. The over-all prevalence rate of abortion in association with T. gondii infection was 5.30% which was higher than the rates of stillbirths (1.99%) and perinatal death (0.66%). It is concluded that toxoplasmosis can cause abortion, stillbirths and perinatal death in Bangladeshi women.
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Main subject:
Toxoplasma
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Outcome
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Toxoplasmosis
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Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic
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Abortion, Septic
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Adult
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Dystocia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1993
Type:
Article
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