Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-8731
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2329-8731
+44 1300 500008
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Umem Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Research Article
Retrospective Evaluation of the Toxoplasmosis Seroepidemiology among Women of Productive Age and Infants in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Author(s): Raafat Abdel Moneim Hassanein, Saeed M Kabrah*, Waslallah Saad Almatery, Ameer Ahmed Alahmadi, Mohammed Othman Alkurbi, Eslam Ahmed Header, El-Sayed Hamed Bakr and Mohammed Saad Almatery
Introduction: Toxoplasmosis in women in productive age and infant can be life-threatening. The information needed
for proper control and management strategies in Saudi Arabia is lacking; hence our retrospective study was achieved.
Aim: This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii amongst women of productive age, baby
boys, baby girls, baby boy twins and baby girl twins in Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to determine the
seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii amongst women of productive age, baby boys, baby girls, baby boy twins and baby
girl twins in Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia.
Materials and methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records among women of productive age, baby boys
and baby girlslooking for health care in King Fahad Hospital, King .. View More»