Diagnosis of Acute Toxoplasmosis by IgG and IgM Antibodies and IgG Avidity in Pregnant Women from Mashhad, Eastern Iran

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Title:	Diagnosis of Acute Toxoplasmosis by IgG and IgM Antibodies and IgG Avidity in Pregnant Women from Mashhad, Eastern Iran
Authors:	Karam SHARIFI, Bibi Razieh HOSSEINI FARASH, Fatemeh TARA, Azad KHALEDI, Karim SHARIFI, Seyed Ali Akbar SHAMSIAN
Source:	Iranian Journal of Parasitology, Vol 14, Iss 4 (2019)
Publisher Information:	Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2019.
Publication Year:	2019
Collection:	LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases
Subject Terms:	IgG avidity, Pregnant women, Toxoplasmosis, Iran, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
More Details:	Background: We aimed to evaluate the diagnosis of acute toxoplasmosis by IgG avidity test in pregnant women. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 250 blood samples were collected from pregnant women with the first month of their pregnancy referring to health centers of University in Mashhad during 2016. Samples were centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 5 min for separation of serum and were kept in the -20 until use. To detection of acute and chronic toxoplasmosis, anti-Toxoplasma antibodies (IgG and IgM, and IgG avidity tests were performed using ELISA. Then, data analyzed using SPSS software by Frequency, Pearson Chi-Square, Likelihood Ratio, and Exact tests. And P
Document Type:	article
File Description:	electronic resource
Language:	English
ISSN:	1735-7020 2008-238X
Relation:	https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1944; https://doaj.org/toc/1735-7020; https://doaj.org/toc/2008-238X
DOI:	10.18502/ijpa.v14i4.2107
Access URL:	https://doaj.org/article/9ace93d74ee34892b1f67b531d3878cc
Accession Number:	edsdoj.9ace93d74ee34892b1f67b531d3878cc
Database:	Directory of Open Access Journals

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ISSN:	17357020 2008238X
DOI:	10.18502/ijpa.v14i4.2107
Published in:	Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Language:	English