The indirect fluorescent antibody technique (I.F.A.T.) was
performed to detect Toxoplasma antibodies in sera of 700 cases, 500
randomly selected cases attending to outpatient clinic of Benha
Faculty of Medicine and 200 suspected cases from Obstetric,
Ophthalmology, Internal Medicine and Surgery Department of Benha
Faculty of Medicine Hospital.
The general positivity rate recorded was 14.57%.
In the random group, Toxoplasma antibodies were recorded more in
females than in males especially above 40 years old and there were
not obvious difference between inhabitants in rural and urban
cases. |
