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1921744

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
Between 1987 and 1989, the prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii was determined by ELISA in serum samples from 1,494 apparently healthy subjects, 3-18 years old. Subjects were selected by a systematic cluster sampling from five geographical areas in Italy. The overall prevalence of antibodies was 17.9%, increasing from 4.7% in 4-6 year olds to 28.4% in 17-18 year olds (P less than 0.01). A slight predominance was observed among males (18.2% vs. 17.5% in females), as well as among subjects residing in Southern Italy and the Islands (21.9% vs. 19.2% in subjects residing in the North), but neither difference was statistically significant. Toxoplasma infection was associated with sociodemographic factors. Subjects belonging to a household with six or more persons had a 1.8-fold risk (C.I. 95% = 1.3-2.6) and subjects whose fathers had less than six years of schooling had a 2.7-fold rosk (C.I. 95% = 1.8-3.9) of previous exposure to toxoplasma infection. Considering the large proportion (70%) of young women entering childbearing age without toxoplasma antibodies, it appears that the risk of congenital toxoplasmosis will not be negligible in Italy in forthcoming years.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0391-5352
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
229-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies among children and teenagers in Italy.
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto d'Igiene, Università di Padova, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article