Assessment of seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in blood donors applied to the blood center of Gazi university hospital

Yilmaz A., Yazici E., TÜRK C.

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, cilt.13, sa.2, ss.243-247, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.18502/ijm.v13i2.5986
  • Dergi Adı: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.243-247
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Toxoplasmosis, Seroprevalence, Antibody, Blood transfusion, Blood donor, PREVALENCE, INFECTION, WOMEN
  • Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and Objectives: Toxoplasmosis is a life-threatening zoonotic infection in immunosuppressive individuals. Determining the prevalence and seropositivity rates of toxoplasmosis in asymptomatic blood donors is crucial in terms of the risk status of the transmission of this infection to the blood recipients.