Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in Korean pregnant women |
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Authors: | Song Kyoung-Ju Shin Jong-Chul Shin Ho-Joon Nam Ho-Woo |
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Institution: | Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. |
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Abstract: | This study was performed in order to evaluate the sero-epidemiological status of toxoplasmosis in pregnant Korean women. Among 5,175 sera and 750 amniotic fluid samples obtained from pregnant women, 41 serum samples (0.79%) and 10 (1.33%) amniotic fluid samples tested positive for IgG antibodies by ELISA. Fifty one cases showing a score more than 0.25 on ELISA were tested for PCR reaction against the SAG1 gene. Only one case of the 51 ELISA positive cases exhibited a positive reaction on all tests. This case had a history of acute nephropyelitis during early pregnancy, but fortunately, had delivered a phenotypically healthy baby. In this study, the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women was found to be comparatively low, consistent with previous reports from Korea. However our trials, performed with a variety of diagnostic tools, were considered to be useful for the precise diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis. |
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Keywords: | Toxoplasma gondii congenital toxoplasmosis seroprevalence amniotic fluid ELISA PCR |
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