Seroprevalence of TORCH infections in women of childbearing age in Croatia (CROSBI ID 169780)
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Podaci o odgovornosti
Vilibić-Čavlek, Tatjana ; Ljubin-Sternak, Sunčanica ; Ban, Mirela ; Kolarić, Branko ; Sviben, Mario ; Mlinarić-Galinović, Gordana
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Seroprevalence of TORCH infections in women of childbearing age in Croatia
During 2005-2009, a seroepidemiological study was carried out in Croatia to define the population susceptible to common TORCH agents among pregnant and non-pregnant women of childbearing age. The IgG seroprevalence was 29.1% forT. gondii, 94.6% for rubella, 75.3% for cytomegalovirus (CMV), 78.7% for herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), and 6.8% for HSV-2. Acute toxoplasmosis and CMV infection (positive IgM antibodies with low IgG avidity) were documented in 0.25% and 0.09% women, respectively. IgM prevalence was 1.2% for both HSV-1 and HSV-2. None of the participants showed acute rubella infection. Seropositivity to T. gondii and HSV-2 varied significantly between age groups (p = 0.001 and p = 0.036, respectively). Women residing in rural regions showed a significantly higher seroprevalence rate for T. gondii, CMV, and HSV-1 than urban women (T. gondii: 44.0% vs. 25.4%, p < 0.001 ; CMV: 85.0% vs. 73.1%, p = 0.018 ; HSV-1: 86.0% vs. 76.4%, p = 0.041).
TORCH; seroprevalence; women; childbearing age; Croatia
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Podaci o izdanju
24 (2)
2011.
280-283
objavljeno
1476-7058
10.3109/14767058.2010.485233
Povezanost rada
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita