LUCRĂRI ŞTIINłIFICE MEDICINĂ VETERINARĂ VOL. XLI, 2008, TIMIŞOARA
PREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII ANTIBODIES AMONG WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE IN TIMIS COUNTY 1,2*
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T. R. OLARIU , GH. DARABUS , O. CRETU , OANA JUROVITS , EUGENIA 2 2 1 1 1 GIURA , V. ERDELEAN , I. MARINCU , I. IACOBICIU , CRISTINA PETRESCU , 1,2 ANDREA KORECK ¹Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Romania ²Municipal Clinical Hospital, Timisoara, Romania ³Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Timisoara, Romania *Corresponding author: Eftimie Murgu Square 2, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara. E-mail:
[email protected] Summary The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in women of childbearing age, in Timis County, Romania. We investigated sera of 184 consecutive women, aged between 14 and 45 years, in whom laboratory tests have been performed at the Municipal Clinical Hospital in Timisoara, Romania. T. gondii antibodies were demonstrated in 106 (57.6%) of 184 women and their presence appeared to increase with age: 33.3% in women aged
