Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Pregnant Women in Northeast Iran
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Seroprevalence and risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women in Northeast Iran.
We report Toxoplasma IgG seroprevalence of 34.4% among 419 pregnant women in Mashhad, northeast Iran. Soil contact, living in rural environment, and level of education were associated with infection. The prevalence did not increase with age, suggesting high infection rate during childhood and adolescence.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1556-6811,1556-679X
DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00125-13