Seroprevalence and incidence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in the Legnano area of Italy

被引：34

作者：

De Paschale, M. ^{[1
]}

Agrappi, C. ^{[1
]}

Clerici, P. ^{[1
]}

Mirri, P. ^{[1
]}

Manco, M. T. ^{[1
]}

Cavallari, S. ^{[1
]}

Vigano, E. F. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Hosp Legnano, Microbiol Unit, I-20025 Milan, Italy

来源：

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION | 2008年 / 14卷 / 02期

关键词：

antibodies; incidence; pregnancy; screening; seroprevalence; Toxoplasma;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01883.x

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

The decreasing prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies in Europe has re-opened the question of the appropriateness of serological screening during pregnancy. A study of 3426 pregnant women, resident in the Legnano area of Italy, revealed that the IgG seroprevalence according to ELISA was 21.5%, and that of IgM according to ELISA and enzyme-linked fluorescent assay was 1.2% and 0.9%, respectively. The incidence of infection, estimated on the basis of IgG avidity, was 0.9%. These results confirm a decrease in the prevalence of IgG, but indicate a high incidence of infection, thus suggesting that screening for anti-Toxoplasma antibodies during pregnancy should be maintained.

引用

页码：186 / 189

页数：5

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