Research Article

Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women in Çankırı

Volume: 8 Number: 2 December 31, 2024
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Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women in Çankırı

Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii can be transmitted to humans through consumption of raw or undercooked meat containing live tissue cysts, consumption of water or food contaminated with oocysts shed from cat feces, and vertical transmission during pregnancy or through tissue, organ, and blood transfusion. The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of T. gondii in patients admitted to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Çankırı State Hospital (ÇSH). In this study, anti-T. gondii IgG and IgM antibody levels of 62 pregnant women between the ages of 17 and 47 who applied to ÇSH gynecology and obstetrics outpatient clinic for normal pregnancy follow-up between June 2022 and January 2023 were investigated. According to the results of the studies, anti-T gondii IgG positivity is 12.9% and negative 87.1% and anti-T. gondii IgM positivity is 0% while it was found to be 100% negative. According to these results, it is reported that the majority of pregnant women do not encounter T. gondii and; therefore, they should be more careful in terms of congenital toxoplasmosis. T. gondii can be transmitted to humans through consumption of water or food contaminated with oocysts excreted in cat feces and through vertical transmission or tissue, organ, and blood transfusion during pregnancy. Therefore, pregnant women should be carefully monitored for T. gondii.

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Supporting Institution

Tübitak

Ethical Statement

Etik kurul onayı: Ethics committee approval: This project was approved by the Çankırı Karatekin University Ethics Committee with the decision number 29 dated 23.11.2022 (No: 29).

Thanks

Tübitak

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Parasitology

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

August 5, 2024

Publication Date

December 31, 2024

Submission Date

May 24, 2024

Acceptance Date

July 22, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 8 Number: 2

APA
Çamlıbel, S., Yücesan, B., Okur, O., Sayın, Y., & Özkan, Ö. (2024). Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women in Çankırı. Commagene Journal of Biology, 8(2), 58-65. https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1489602
AMA
1.Çamlıbel S, Yücesan B, Okur O, Sayın Y, Özkan Ö. Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women in Çankırı. Comm. J. Biol. 2024;8(2):58-65. doi:10.31594/commagene.1489602
Chicago
Çamlıbel, Sevgül, Banuçiçek Yücesan, Onur Okur, Yüksel Sayın, and Özcan Özkan. 2024. “Investigation of Toxoplasma Gondii Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women in Çankırı”. Commagene Journal of Biology 8 (2): 58-65. https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1489602.
EndNote
Çamlıbel S, Yücesan B, Okur O, Sayın Y, Özkan Ö (December 1, 2024) Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women in Çankırı. Commagene Journal of Biology 8 2 58–65.
IEEE
[1]S. Çamlıbel, B. Yücesan, O. Okur, Y. Sayın, and Ö. Özkan, “Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women in Çankırı”, Comm. J. Biol., vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 58–65, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.31594/commagene.1489602.
ISNAD
Çamlıbel, Sevgül - Yücesan, Banuçiçek - Okur, Onur - Sayın, Yüksel - Özkan, Özcan. “Investigation of Toxoplasma Gondii Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women in Çankırı”. Commagene Journal of Biology 8/2 (December 1, 2024): 58-65. https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1489602.
JAMA
1.Çamlıbel S, Yücesan B, Okur O, Sayın Y, Özkan Ö. Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women in Çankırı. Comm. J. Biol. 2024;8:58–65.
MLA
Çamlıbel, Sevgül, et al. “Investigation of Toxoplasma Gondii Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women in Çankırı”. Commagene Journal of Biology, vol. 8, no. 2, Dec. 2024, pp. 58-65, doi:10.31594/commagene.1489602.
Vancouver
1.Sevgül Çamlıbel, Banuçiçek Yücesan, Onur Okur, Yüksel Sayın, Özcan Özkan. Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in Pregnant Women in Çankırı. Comm. J. Biol. 2024 Dec. 1;8(2):58-65. doi:10.31594/commagene.1489602