Seroprevalence and risk factors of toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women in ad-Dawadimi general hospital, kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Joint Authors
al-Yusuf, Muhammad S.
al-Umar, Sulayman A.
al-Anzi, Ibrahim Uqlah
al-Muhammad, Hamdan I.
al-Anzi, Abd Allah Bin Dari
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 47, Issue 2 (31 Aug. 2017), pp.355-362, 8 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2017-08-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
The present study investigated the seroprevalence of two antibodies (anti-7, gondii IgG and IgM) among the pregnant women in Ad-Dawadimi City, along with possible risk factors asso- ciated with Toxoplasma gondii.
A total of 461 pregnant women were enrolled at various stages of pregnancy, either asymptomatic or having clinical signs and symptoms suggestive of toxo-plasmosis (fever, lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and rash).
A short face to face questionnaire interview for pregnant women was carried out to obtain information regard-ing T.
gondii infection.
Out of the 461 blood samples tested.
189 (40.9%) were seropositive for specific anti-7, gondii IgG antibodies.
But.
none of the women had positive IgM results.
Sero- prevalence of 7.
gondii antibodies wras high among pregnant women and the prevalence showed a corresponding increase as the age of the pregnant wromen increases.
This study shows that Toxoplasmosis is an endemic disease in Ad-Dawadimi city.
Thus, an awrareness creation pro-gram on the modes of transmission and prevention of 7.
gondii among women of child bearing age in general and pregnant women in particular should be organized during the antenatal care follow up.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Anzi, Abd Allah Bin Dari& al-Yusuf, Muhammad S.& al-Umar, Sulayman A.& al-Anzi, Ibrahim Uqlah& al-Muhammad, Hamdan I.. 2017. Seroprevalence and risk factors of toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women in ad-Dawadimi general hospital, kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 47, no. 2, pp.355-362.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Anzi, Abd Allah Bin Dari…[et al.]. Seroprevalence and risk factors of toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women in ad-Dawadimi general hospital, kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 47, no. 2 (Aug. 2017), pp.355-362.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-857780
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Anzi, Abd Allah Bin Dari& al-Yusuf, Muhammad S.& al-Umar, Sulayman A.& al-Anzi, Ibrahim Uqlah& al-Muhammad, Hamdan I.. Seroprevalence and risk factors of toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women in ad-Dawadimi general hospital, kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2017. Vol. 47, no. 2, pp.355-362.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-857780
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 362
Record ID
BIM-857780