Publications
| [the rates of seropositivity and seroconversion of toxoplasma infection in pregnant women]. | infections caused by toxoplasma gondii are frequently asymptomatic in healthy adults, however they may be serious in pregnant women and immunocompromised patients. the aims of this study were to investigate the rates of seropositivity and seroconversion in pregnant women and newborn cord blood samples, and to evaluate those data in the view of relation to lifestyle and nutrition. a total of 312 pregnant women (mean age: 28.1 ± 5.2 years) who were admitted to and followed by gynecology clinics of ... | 2012 | 22639318 |
| seropositivity of toxoplasmosis among reproductive-age women in malatya, turkey. | a total of 996 sera from women between the ages of 17-45 years were examined for toxoplasma gondii; igg and igm antibodies by solid-phase-enzyme immunoassay. the overall prevalence of toxoplasmosis was found to be 39.9%. of 996 women, 396 (39.6%) had specific igg, 26 (2.6%) had both igg and igm, and 3 (0.3%) had only igm antibodies. the results obtained in this study & other previous studies done in turkey indicated the high prevalence of t. gondii infection in this country. | 1995 | 8586864 |