Open AccessToxoplasmosis among pregnant women: High seroprevalence and risk factors in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Author(s) -
Doudou Malekita Yobi,
Renaud Piarroux,
Coralie L’Ollivier,
Jacqueline Franck,
Situakibanza Hypolite,
Muhindo Hypolite,
Patrick Mitashi,
Inocêncio da Luz Raquel Andreia,
Marc van Sprundel,
Marleen Boelaert,
JeanPierre Van Geertruyden,
Lutumba Pascal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical biomedicine/asian pacific journal of tropical biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 2588-9222
pISSN - 2221-1691
DOI - 10.1016/s2221-1691(14)60211-2
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , medicine , toxoplasmosis , toxoplasma gondii , avidity , pregnancy , obstetrics , immunology , antibody , pediatrics , serology , biology , genetics
To determine the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women, as well as the proportion of acutely infected and risk factors in the Democratic Republic of Congo.