Role of syphilis and cytomegalovirus in cases of repeated abortion in Qalubia governorate

ABSTRACT

Serum samples were collected from 100 women suffering from recurrent spontaneous albumen and their history of abortion ranged from 2 to 5 timesThe screening of collected sera against Treponema pallidum antigen by VDRL test revealed prevalence rate of 6% and using TPHA as confirmation gave a positive rate of 4% The collected sera were screened against CMV antigen by the IFA technique to detect the presence of IgM and IgG antibodies; the total percent of detected antibodies was 57% and IgM was present in 10%, while IgG in 47% Confirmation of the presence of these antibodies was performed using CF test which was positive in 30% of the studied patients