       Document 0324
 DOCN  M9640324
 TI    Seroprevalences of Toxoplasma, malaria, rubella, cytomegalovirus, HIV
       and treponemal infections among pregnant women in Cotonou, Republic of
       Benin.
 DT    9604
 AU    Rodier MH; Berthonneau J; Bourgoin A; Giraudeau G; Agius G; Burucoa C;
       Hekpazo A; Jacquemin JL; Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Epidemiologie
       Tropicale, CHU La; Miletrie, Poitiers, France.
 SO    Acta Trop. 1995 Aug;59(4):271-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96087257
 AB    Seroprevalences for toxoplasmosis, malaria, rubella, cytomegalovirus,
       HIV and treponemal infections were evaluated among 211 pregnant women
       residing in the Cotonou area, Republic of Benin. One hundred and
       thirteen women (53.6%) had toxoplasma antibodies, 185 (87.7%) malaria
       antibodies and 181 (85.8%) rubella antibodies. Among the 205 (97.2%)
       women with cytomegalovirus antibodies, 6 presented recent or current
       infection. No HIV seropositivity was detected. Five (2.4%) of these
       women had a positive treponematosis serology corresponding to previous
       infection or reinfection. These results were compared with previous
       studies conducted in Africa. Routine serological screening should be
       recommended in young age and in pregnancy for rubella, only in pregnant
       women for HIV and toxoplasma infections, in order to control their
       possible consequences on women and newborns.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Animal  Antibodies, Bacterial/BLOOD  Antibodies,
       Protozoan/BLOOD  Antibodies, Viral/BLOOD  Cytomegalovirus/IMMUNOLOGY
       Cytomegalovirus Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Female  Human  *HIV
       Seroprevalence  Malaria, Falciparum/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Plasmodium
       falciparum/IMMUNOLOGY  Pregnancy  Pregnancy Complications,
       Infectious/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Rubella/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Syphilis/*EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Toxoplasma/IMMUNOLOGY  Toxoplasmosis/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Treponema
       pallidum/IMMUNOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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