Seroprevalence of rubella antibodies among turkish and foreign women in turkey.

SEROPREVALENCE OF RUBELLA ANTIBODIES AMONG TURKISH AND FOREIGN WOMEN IN TURKEY. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2017 Jan;48(1):65-72 Authors: Gündem NS, Kalem F Abstract The aims of this study were to determine seroprevalence of rubella antibodies among Turkish and foreign women living in Turkey and to estimate percent women susceptible to rubella infection. This retrospective study was conducted among 970 women (816 Turks) attending gynecology and obstetrics outpatient clinics. Serum samples were tested for anti-rubella IgG and IgM by chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay. Eighty-eight percent of the subjects were positive only for anti-rubella IgG indicating immunity to rubella infection, none for only anti-rubella IgM and 1.5% for both anti-rubella IgM and IgG, the latter having a high avidity of anti-rubella IgG signifying a previous infection. Anti-rubella IgG seropositivity rate alone for Turkish women is 86.1%, significantly higher than that for foreign women. A significant association between age and seropositivity was found only for the age group of 15-20 years among both Turkish and foreign women. Anti-rubella IgG seropositivity rate of pregnant women increased with increasing age from 10.7% (at 15-20 years old) to 85.5% (at 36-40 years old). Among non-pregnant women, both anti-rubella IgM and IgG seronegativity rates were significantly higher in the age group of 31-35 years than the other age groups. Our re...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research