Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma Gondii Antibodies in Pregnant Women in Thrace Region of Turkey - A Tertiary Center Experience

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dc.contributor.authorYener, Cem
dc.contributor.authorVarol, Füsun
dc.contributor.authorUzun, Işıl
dc.contributor.authorSütcü, Havva
dc.contributor.authorYeşildağ, Burcu
dc.contributor.authorBaşar, Birsen
dc.contributor.authorAteş, Sinan
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T09:23:15Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T09:23:15Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: 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.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.14744/hnhj.2019.71324
dc.identifier.endpage450en_US
dc.identifier.issn2630-5720
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage445en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid514034en_US]
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.14744/hnhj.2019.71324
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/514034
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/12554
dc.identifier.volume61en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofHaydarpaşa Numune Medical Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleSeroprevalence of Toxoplasma Gondii Antibodies in Pregnant Women in Thrace Region of Turkey - A Tertiary Center Experienceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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