A four-year investigation of the seropositivity of Toxoplasma gondii in our hospital
Kuk, S.; Ozden, M.
Turkiye Parazitolojii Dergisi 31(1): 1-3
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1300-6320 PMID: 17471402 Document Number: 614669
T. gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite occurring in both animals and humans throughout the world. Infection with T. gondii can lead to congenital and acquired disease. Different techniques for the diagnosis of this disease have been used. This study aims to determine the prevalence of IgG and IgM antibody to T. gondii in 4908 patients admitted in a local hospital in Turkey between 1999 and 2003. Antibody titres were detected using ELISA. Results showed that 1522 (31.01%) patients were IgG positive and 38 (0.77%) patients were IgM positive. In addition, T. gondii specific IgG antibody was found in 171 (31.09%) newborn patients.