Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii, Cytomegalovirus and Rubella virus among aborted women in Samarra city

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii, CMV and Rubella virus for 158 aborted women in Samarra General Hospital through period from January to December 2016. The prevalence of T. gondii was 14.6%, CMV 10.8%, Rubella virus 8.2% and common Toxo. & CMV was 9.5%. Also, the present  study showed that infection with each of T. gondii, CMV and Rubella were highest (24.2%, 15.2%, 15.2% respectively) in age group 21-30 years old, while common infection with Toxo. & CMV was highest 11.8% in age group 14-20 years old. The  seroprevalence  results were for anti-Toxo. IgM was 7%, IgG was 3.2%,  and  IgM & IgG was 4.4%, anti-CMV IgM was 5.7%, IgG was 1.9%, and IgG & IgM was 3.2% and anti-Rubella IgM 3.8%, IgG 1.9%, and IgG & IgM was 2.5%. While the seroprevalence  of  both  Toxo. & CMV was anti-Toxo. IgG & anti-CMV IgM was 0.63%, anti-Toxo. IgM & anti-CMV IgM was 2.5%, anti-Toxo. IgG & anti-CMV IgG & IgM was 1.9%, anti-Toxo. IgM & anti-CMV IgG & IgM was 3.2% and anti - Toxo. IgM & anti-CMV IgG was 1.3%.

 http://dx.doi.org/10.25130/tjps.23.2018.107