پديد آورندگان :
Ebrahimzadeh، Adel نويسنده Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Ebrahimzadeh, Adel , Mohammadi Motamed، Saeed نويسنده , , Salimi-Khorashad، Alireza نويسنده Department of Parasitology, Research center for infectious and tropical disease, Zahedan, Iran Salimi-Khorashad, Alireza , Jamshidi، Ali نويسنده ,
كليدواژه :
Toxoplasmosis , Pregnancy Risk Factors , IgG anti-Toxoplasma , IgM anti-Toxoplasma
چكيده لاتين :
Background: Zahedan is a tropical region in southeast of Iran. Due to importance of congenital Toxoplasmosis and absence of study evidences in this field in Zahedan, this research was accomplished.
Materials and Methods: 221 serum samples were collected from pregnant women referring to reference laboratory of Zahedan. The IgG and IgM antibody levels against were examined using ELISA method.
Results: 30.8% cases out of all samples were IgG positive and in 1.4% cases IgG and IgM were both positive for toxoplasmosis.
Conclusion: 69.2% of pregnant women were serologically negative against toxoplasmosis; therefore hygiene education to eliminate risk factors especially during pregnancy period seems to be imperative.
