ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to determine the seropositivity of Toxoplasma gondii in female patients admitted to the outpatient clinic of Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The seropositivity of Toxoplasma gondii was investigated with the “chemiluminescence immunoassay” method from August 2008 to May 2011.

Toxoplasma seropositivity was 33.4% and the rate of seropositivity increased with age (p<0.05). There has been a statistically signifi cant gradual increase in Toxoplasma gondii IgM seropositivity between 2008 to 2011.

Toxoplasmosis seropositivity in pregnant women is increasing in our area. In order to avoid congenital toxoplasmosis and the possible complications of pregnancy Toxoplasma gondii surveilans studies should be planned.

Keywords: Toxoplasma gondii, pegnancy