Retrospective Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Serology Results from Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine Parasitology Laboratory from 2007 to 2017
Objective:Toxoplasma gondii is a common apicomplexan parasite of humans and can cause significant morbidity and mortality due to congenital transmission and in patients with immune deficiency. The aim of this study was to evaluate T. gondii serology results of 11 years and to determine compatibility...
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author | Erdoğan Malatyalı İbrahim Yıldız Evren Tileklioğlu Hatice Ertabaklar Sema Ertuğ |
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description | Objective:Toxoplasma gondii is a common apicomplexan parasite of humans and can cause significant morbidity and mortality due to congenital transmission and in patients with immune deficiency. The aim of this study was to evaluate T. gondii serology results of 11 years and to determine compatibility of serologic diagnosis methods.Methods:The study was conducted between 2007 and 2017, and anti-T. gondii IgG antibodies were investigated by an in-house Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and Indirect Fluorescence Antibody (IFA) methods. Moreover, T.gondii-specific IgM antibodies were also studied by ELISA and a commercial kit. In our study, compatibility of ELISA and IFA methods was also investigated statistically.Results:Serology of T. gondii was studied in 8095 individuals including 1123 (13.9%) males and 6972 (86.1%) females. The overall rate of anti-T. gondii IgG positivity was 31.5% (n=2550) and anti-T. gondii IgM positivity was 1.6% (n=127). There was no significant relationship between sex and seropositivity. A high degree of correlation was found between ELISA and IFA.Conclusion:The current findings reveal that toxoplasmosis is still an important public health disease and that the seropositivity rate is consistent with the region in general. Moreover, using IFA and ELISA methods together in the laboratory seems to be effective. |
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spelling | doaj.art-a55a37d6c70c413b830ba766686c55812023-02-15T16:09:11ZengGalenos YayineviTürkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi2146-30772146-30772019-03-014311410.4274/tpd.galenos.2018.609813049054Retrospective Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Serology Results from Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine Parasitology Laboratory from 2007 to 2017Erdoğan Malatyalı0İbrahim Yıldız1Evren Tileklioğlu2Hatice Ertabaklar3Sema Ertuğ4 Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Aydın, Türkiye Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Aydın, Türkiye Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Aydın, Türkiye Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Aydın, Türkiye Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Aydın, Türkiye Objective:Toxoplasma gondii is a common apicomplexan parasite of humans and can cause significant morbidity and mortality due to congenital transmission and in patients with immune deficiency. The aim of this study was to evaluate T. gondii serology results of 11 years and to determine compatibility of serologic diagnosis methods.Methods:The study was conducted between 2007 and 2017, and anti-T. gondii IgG antibodies were investigated by an in-house Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and Indirect Fluorescence Antibody (IFA) methods. Moreover, T.gondii-specific IgM antibodies were also studied by ELISA and a commercial kit. In our study, compatibility of ELISA and IFA methods was also investigated statistically.Results:Serology of T. gondii was studied in 8095 individuals including 1123 (13.9%) males and 6972 (86.1%) females. The overall rate of anti-T. gondii IgG positivity was 31.5% (n=2550) and anti-T. gondii IgM positivity was 1.6% (n=127). There was no significant relationship between sex and seropositivity. A high degree of correlation was found between ELISA and IFA.Conclusion:The current findings reveal that toxoplasmosis is still an important public health disease and that the seropositivity rate is consistent with the region in general. Moreover, using IFA and ELISA methods together in the laboratory seems to be effective. http://www.turkiyeparazitolderg.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/retrospective-analysis-of-itoxoplasma-gondii-i-ser/26286 Toxoplasma gondiiseropositivityAydın |
spellingShingle | Erdoğan Malatyalı İbrahim Yıldız Evren Tileklioğlu Hatice Ertabaklar Sema Ertuğ Retrospective Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Serology Results from Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine Parasitology Laboratory from 2007 to 2017 Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity Aydın |
title | Retrospective Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Serology Results from Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine Parasitology Laboratory from 2007 to 2017 |
title_full | Retrospective Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Serology Results from Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine Parasitology Laboratory from 2007 to 2017 |
title_fullStr | Retrospective Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Serology Results from Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine Parasitology Laboratory from 2007 to 2017 |
title_full_unstemmed | Retrospective Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Serology Results from Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine Parasitology Laboratory from 2007 to 2017 |
title_short | Retrospective Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Serology Results from Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine Parasitology Laboratory from 2007 to 2017 |
title_sort | retrospective analysis of toxoplasma gondii serology results from adnan menderes university faculty of medicine parasitology laboratory from 2007 to 2017 |
topic | Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity Aydın |
url |
http://www.turkiyeparazitolderg.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/retrospective-analysis-of-itoxoplasma-gondii-i-ser/26286
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