[Difficulty in dating primary infections by Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women in Tunisia]. 2006

Siala Emna, and Aoun Karim, and Kouni Chahed Mohamed, and Bouratbine Aïda
Laboratoire de Parasitologie Clinique, Institut Pasteur de Tunis.

In Tunisia, serological diagnosis of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women is generally ordered on the first prenatal consultation. As primary tools, IgG and IgM tests are done. Subsequent serological testing is performed to date infection in case of IgM positivity. IgG avidity measurement was done in 156 sera with IgM. The kit "Toxo Avidité" from SFRI was used. This commercial assay permits to rule out an infection acquired in the last 12 months in case of avidity index (AI) > 0.6 and to suspect a recent infection acquired in the last 3 months in case of AI < 0.3, 57.1% of pregnant women had an Al > 0.6: 17.9% an Al < 0.3 and 25% an intermediate Al. The high and middle IgG titles were frequently associated with an AI > 0.6 whereas low titles were generally associated with an AI < 0.6 (p < 0.01) and particularly an IA < 0.3. If an Al > 0.6 is an indicator against primary infection during pregnancy and an AI < 0.3 permits to order amniotic sampling for PCR, intermediate avidity dols not permit to conclude mainly because a great proportion of pregnant women do not lave their first prenatal consultation befoe the second trimester of pregnancy. In these cases search for IgA and follow-up samples can be useful. To facilitate serological interpretation, the antibody status of pregnant women should be obtained in Tunisia, before or early in pregnancy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007074 Immunoglobulin G The major immunoglobulin isotype class in normal human serum. There are several isotype subclasses of IgG, for example, IgG1, IgG2A, and IgG2B. Gamma Globulin, 7S,IgG,IgG Antibody,Allerglobuline,IgG(T),IgG1,IgG2,IgG2A,IgG2B,IgG3,IgG4,Immunoglobulin GT,Polyglobin,7S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgG,GT, Immunoglobulin
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011251 Pregnancy Complications, Infectious The co-occurrence of pregnancy and an INFECTION. The infection may precede or follow FERTILIZATION. Complications, Infectious Pregnancy,Infectious Pregnancy Complications,Maternal Sepsis,Pregnancy, Infectious Complications,Sepsis during Pregnancy,Sepsis in Pregnancy,Infectious Pregnancy Complication,Pregnancy Complication, Infectious,Sepsis in Pregnancies,Sepsis, Maternal
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000915 Antibody Affinity A measure of the binding strength between antibody and a simple hapten or antigen determinant. It depends on the closeness of stereochemical fit between antibody combining sites and antigen determinants, on the size of the area of contact between them, and on the distribution of charged and hydrophobic groups. It includes the concept of "avidity," which refers to the strength of the antigen-antibody bond after formation of reversible complexes. Affinity, Antibody,Antibody Avidity,Avidity, Antibody,Affinities, Antibody,Antibody Affinities,Antibody Avidities,Avidities, Antibody
D014122 Toxoplasma A genus of protozoa parasitic to birds and mammals. T. gondii is one of the most common infectious pathogenic animal parasites of man. Toxoplasma gondii,Toxoplasma gondius,Toxoplasmas,gondius, Toxoplasma
D014123 Toxoplasmosis The acquired form of infection by Toxoplasma gondii in animals and man. Toxoplasma gondii Infection,Infection, Toxoplasma gondii
D014416 Tunisia A country in northern Africa between ALGERIA and LIBYA. Its capital is Tunis.

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