TY  - JOUR
T1  - Seroprevalence of <I>Toxoplasma gondii</I> Infection Among Pregnant Women 
  in Shandong Province, China
AU - Xin, Ke-Sheng AU - Liu, Hui AU - Jiang, Yu-Hong AU - Jiang, Zhi-Yong 
JO  - Research Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 8
IS  - 1
SP  - 42
EP  - 44
PY  - 2014
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9346
DO  - rjmsci.2014.42.44
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2014.42.44
KW  - Toxoplasma gondii
KW  -seroprevalence
KW  -pregnant women
KW  -Shandong Province
KW  -China
AB  - The seroprevalence of <I>Toxoplasma gondii </I>infection in pregnant women was investigated in Shandong Province, China between August 2010 and September 2013. A total of 7956 serum samples collected from 15 representative administrative regions in Shandong Province, China were evaluated by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for the detection of specific antibodies. Overall, 13.33% (1218/9139; 95% CI: 12.63-14.02) of the samples was positive for specific IgG against <I>T. gondii</I>. The highest seroprevalence was found in low educational standards (15.77%; 533/3379; 95% CI: 14.55-17) and followed by secondary educational standards (12.15%; 454/3736; 95% CI: 11.1-13.2) and high educational standards (11.41%; 231/2024; 95% CI: 10.03-12.8). Furthermore, the seroprevalence of <I>T. gondii</I> was the highest in less more 8 weeks (time of pregnancy) (14.12%; 431/3053; 95% CI: 12.88-15.35), followed by 8-12 weeks (13.03%; 508/3900; 95% CI: 11.97-14.08) and &gt;12 weeks (12.76%; 279/2186; 95% CI: 11.36-14.16). The present resulted indicated infection with <I> T. gondii</I> is prevalence in pregnant women in Shandong Province, China which provides relevant &#147;base-line&#148; data for conducting control strategies and measures against toxoplasmosis in this region and elsewhere in China. This is the first report of the comprehensive survey of <I>T. gondii</I> seroprevalence in pregnant women in Shandong Province, China.
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