Investigation of Seropositivity in Uludağ University Hospital between 2009-2016.

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the distribution of anti- immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immünoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies in patients with suspected toxoplasmosis admitted to the Practice and Research Center of Health of the Medical Faculty of Uludağ University.

Methods: The blood samples examined for the presence of anti- IgG antibody and anti- IgM antibody by an enzyme linked fluorescent assay test, anti- IgG avidity value was evaluated by VIDAS (BioMérieux, France) kit.

Results: In our study, anti- IgG seropositivity in 3311 (30.7%) of 10.603 cases and anti- IgM seropositivity in 1423 (9.7%) of 14.618 cases were detected. Seropositivity of anti- IgG was 37.5% in women of childbearing age group. The avidity value was high in 56.1% (n=156) and low in 28.9% (n=80) of childbearing age group women with positive anti- IgG and anti- IgM test.

Conclusion: Especially in regions where seroprevalence is high, we think that pregnant women and women of childbearing age should be investigated in terms of antibodies.