Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (Jan 2019)

Serological status of childbearing-aged women for Toxoplasma gondii and cytomegalovirus in northern Kosovo and Metohija

  • Jelena Aritonovic Pribakovic,
  • Natasa Katanic,
  • Tatjana Radevic,
  • Mirjana Stojanovic Tasic,
  • Mirjana Kostic,
  • Boban Stolic,
  • Aleksandra Radulovic,
  • Verica Minic,
  • Ksenija Bojovic,
  • Radoslav Katanic

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0313-2017
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 52, no. 0

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Abstract INTRODUCTION: Toxoplasma gondii and cytomegalovirus (CMV) are pathogens associated with congenital anomalies. METHODS: Serum was collected from 79 reproductive-age women and tested for IgM and IgG antibodies to T. gondii and CMV. RESULTS: Seropositivity for T. gondii was detected in 24.1% of women and CMV in 96.2%. High seropositivity for CMV was found for all ages. The highest seropositivity for T. gondii was observed among older participants. CONCLUSIONS: T. gondii remains an important pathogen owing to low seropositivity.

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