Three-year retrospective analysis of the incidence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women living in the Greater Romagna Area (northeastern Italy)

P Billi; M Della Strada; A Pierro; S Semprini; N Tommasini; V Sambri

doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2016.02.010

Three-year retrospective analysis of the incidence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women living in the Greater Romagna Area (northeastern Italy)

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Jun;22(6):572.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.02.010. Epub 2016 Mar 9.

Authors

P Billi¹, M Della Strada¹, A Pierro², S Semprini¹, N Tommasini³, V Sambri⁴

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Microbiology, Italy.
² Unit of Microbiology, Italy. Electronic address: anna.pierro@auslromagna.it.
³ Unit of Administrative Management, The Greater Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina, Italy.
⁴ Unit of Microbiology, Italy; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 26970048
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.02.010

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in a population of pregnant women living in the Romagna area of the Emilia-Romagna region. From 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2014, 36 876 pregnant women were tested to evaluate the IgG- and IgM-specific anti-T. gondii response. The average incidence was 0.192%, underlining the need for an appropriate and active screening for toxoplasmosis during pregnancy.

Keywords: Antibodies; Italy; Toxoplasma; incidence; pregnancy.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Antibodies, Protozoan / blood
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin G / blood
Immunoglobulin M / blood
Incidence
Italy / epidemiology
Middle Aged
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology*
Retrospective Studies
Toxoplasma / immunology*
Toxoplasmosis / epidemiology*
Young Adult

Substances

Antibodies, Protozoan
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M