Prevalence of IgM and IgG antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in blood donors in the Czech Republic
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Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- MeSH
- Blood Donors * statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate MeSH
- Fluorescent Dyes MeSH
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect MeSH
- Immunoglobulin G blood MeSH
- Immunoglobulin M blood MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Antibodies, Protozoan blood MeSH
- Sex Distribution MeSH
- Seroepidemiologic Studies MeSH
- Toxoplasma immunology MeSH
- Toxoplasmosis epidemiology immunology MeSH
- Age Distribution MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate MeSH
- Fluorescent Dyes MeSH
- Immunoglobulin G MeSH
- Immunoglobulin M MeSH
- Antibodies, Protozoan MeSH
Blood donors (n = 663) from the Nový Jicín district, Czech Republic, were examined for the presence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii. The indirect fluorescent antibody test was used to simultaneously detect IgM and IgG antibodies. Titres > or =20 were considered positive. The seroprevalence of IgM and IgG antibodies was 2.4% and 32.1%, respectively. Periods, for how long the blood donors were infected, are discussed.
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