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Seroprevalence of Anti--Toxoplasma Gondii Antibodies in Healthy Voluntary Blood Donors from Mashhad City, Iran.
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Archives of Iranian Medicine (AIM) . Jul2017, Vol. 20 Issue 7, p441-445. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objective: The present investigation aims to evaluate the prevalence of IgM and IgG anti-7, gondii antibodies and the associated risk factors among healthy blood donors in Mashhad city, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Methods: We screened a total of 500 serum samples by census method from apparently healthy blood donors of the Mashhad Blood Transfusion Organization (MBTO) for IgG and IgM anti-T gondii antibodies by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: We found that 29.6%, 25%, 1.4%, and 3.2% of tested donors were positive for anti-T gondii antibodies, only IgG antibody, both IgM and IgG, and IgM antibody alone, respectively. Several risk factors which were significantly related to T gondii seropositivity in the univariate analysis at P < 0.05 included female gender (OR = 3.222, P < 0.001), age more than 40 years (P = 0.026), and sausage/hot dog consumption (OR = 4.472, P < 0.001). Conclusions: The results of this study can be a warning for blood transfusion organizations to pay special attention to toxoplasmosis among blood donors and also design screening programs for prevention of transfusion-transmitted toxoplasmosis. sis [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10292977
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Archives of Iranian Medicine (AIM)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124268708