Antenatal Acute Toxoplasmosis Diagnosis in First Trimester Pregnancy

Abstract

Abstract:Objectıves: Toxoplasmosis is a widely-distributed zoonosis that is caused by Toxoplasma gondii protozoa. Toxoplasmosis is a high prevalence of unapparent infections, and when infected for the first time during pregnancy, can present a temporary parasitemy with focal lesions generated within the placenta, thereby infecting the fetus. Our aim in this study is to evaluate the patients who have been diagnosed with new toxoplasm in our hospital for six months. Methods: In our study, the toxoplasma results of the first trimester pregnant patients who applied to our polyclinic in the second half of 2016 were evaluated. A total of 391 cases were included in the study. Patients whose laboratory results were not available or under-investigated were excluded from the study. In our policlinic, toxoplasmosis IgM is primarily required in first trimester pregnancies. If positive, IgG and avidity are desired. Further investigation is carried out according to the avidity result. SPSS 22 and Microsoft Excel 2007 program were used in the analysis of our work. Results: A total of 8 (2%) patients had positive toxoplasmosis IgM, 4 (1%) patients had high avidity, 1 (0.2%) patients had moderate avidity, and 3 (0.7%) patients had low avidity. Conclusions: There is no consensus on the screening of all pregnancies. Screening of all pregnancies is recommended in places where the general view seroprevalence is high.