Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma Gondii Antibodies in Pregnant Women in Thrace Region of Turkey - A Tertiary Center Experience
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2021
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Introduction: The objective of the study is to investigate Toxoplasma gondii antibody seroprevalence in pregnancies who applied for prenatal care to the tertiary center in Trakya (Thrace) Region of Turkey between January 01, 2014, and December 31, 2018, retrospectively. Methods: This study retrospectively analyzes seroprevalence of T. gondii IgM and IgG antibodies of 2.317 pregnant patients in their first trimester attended to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Antenatal Care Unit in Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine between January 01, 2014, and December 31, 2018. For this purpose, IgM, IgG and if necessary, IgG avidity results were evaluated. Results: In our study period 2.317 pregnant women were analyzed. 1.630 pregnant women (70.3%) were IgG and IgM seronegative, 607 (26.1%) were IgG seropositive, 61 (2.6%) were both IgG and IgM seropositive and 19 (0.9%) were only IgM positive. 30 of 61 patients with both IgG and IgM seropositivity showed low avidity. After 2 weeks for seroconversion control, in 16 of the patients with just IgM positivity, only 3 18.7%) showed seroconversion. We excluded patients who did not participate our routine follow-ups. Discussion and Conclusion: Even toxoplasma exposure rate in the pregnant women from the Trakya Region of Turkey is high (26.1%) before pregnancy, about 70% of first-trimester pregnant patients were found seronegative. Screening during the first trimester would be appropriate and prenatal education should be given to the patients.
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Haydarpaşa Numune Medical Journal
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