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

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Jelena Aritonovic Pribakovic, Natasa Katanic, Tatjana Radevic, Mirjana Stojanovic Tasic, Mirjana Kostic, Boban Stolic, Aleksandra Radulovic, Verica Minic, Ksenija Bojovic, Radoslav Katanic
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019
• Subjects: Toxoplasma gondii; Cytomegalovirus; Serological status; Women of reproductive age; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0313-2017; https://doaj.org/article/5655f0e061e445c1aaacadd13751a09c

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.