OBJECTIVE: To understand the status of Toxoplasma gondii (TOX) infection in pregnant women in Qingdao area. METHODS: Antibody capture ELISA was used to detect the TOX-IgM, IgG and TOX-DNA in 1 341 pregnant women and 201 infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth pregnant women from June 2011 to July 2013. RESULTS: Among 201 abnormal pregnant women, 43 cases were TOX antibody positive, accounting for 22.39%, and among the normal pregnant women, 84 cases were TOX antibody positive, accounting for 6.26%, and there was a significant difference (X2 =10.60, P <0.05). The TOX positive rate of 20-29 years old women was higher than that of the women aged over 30 years (X2 =21.9, P < 0.05). The TOX antibody positive rates of families with pets and families without pets were 26.63% and 8.77% respectively (X2 =10.93, P <0.05). The TOX antibody positive rates were 10.94%(22/201)in unemployed women, 3.98% (8/201) in farmers, 3.98%(8/201) in staff, and 3.48%(7/201) in workers. CONCLUSIONS: The TOX infection rate in abnormal pregnant women is significantly higher than that in normal pregnancy women; therefore, the health education should be strengthened. In addition, in young women, especially 20-29 years old women, and some special occupation women, the control measures should be enhanced.
OBJECTIVE: To understand the status of Toxoplasma gondii (TOX) infection in pregnant women in Qingdao area. METHODS: Antibody capture ELISA was used to detect the TOX-IgM, IgG and TOX-DNA in 1 341 pregnant women and 201 infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth pregnant women from June 2011 to July 2013. RESULTS: Among 201 abnormal pregnant women, 43 cases were TOX antibody positive, accounting for 22.39%, and among the normal pregnant women, 84 cases were TOX antibody positive, accounting for 6.26%, and there was a significant difference (X2 =10.60, P <0.05). The TOX positive rate of 20-29 years old women was higher than that of the women aged over 30 years (X2 =21.9, P < 0.05). The TOX antibody positive rates of families with pets and families without pets were 26.63% and 8.77% respectively (X2 =10.93, P <0.05). The TOX antibody positive rates were 10.94%(22/201)in unemployed women, 3.98% (8/201) in farmers, 3.98%(8/201) in staff, and 3.48%(7/201) in workers. CONCLUSIONS: The TOX infection rate in abnormal pregnant women is significantly higher than that in normal pregnancy women; therefore, the health education should be strengthened. In addition, in young women, especially 20-29 years old women, and some special occupation women, the control measures should be enhanced.