Distribution of toxoplasma antibody among the institutionalized children. |
Jung Jai Yim1, Seung Jai Lee1, Hyun Keum Lee1, Joon Sang Lee2, Han Jong Rim2 |
1Department of Pediatrics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 2Department of Parasitology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
保育園兒에 있어서의 Toxoplasma抗體分布 |
任貞幸1, 李勝在1, 李鉉金1, 李駿商2, 林漢鐘2 |
1高麗大學校 醫科大學 小兒科學敎室 2高麗大學校 醫科大學 寄生䖝學敎室 |
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Abstract |
Blood samples were collected from 140 institutionalized children aged 0~9 at Goyang gun. Kyunggi Do, Korea. The venous blood was taken and isolated serum was used for Haemagglutination(HA) test.1. Out of 140 samples, the positive rate of HA titer was 35.7 per cent. No significant differences was recognized by sex gropus. 2. When subdivided into the 0~4 and 5~9 years age groups, the positive rate obtained 30.4 per cent and 34.1 per cent respectively, which was no significant difference. 3. The positive rate of HA titirs in various diseases was 31.0 percent in total, being 50 per cent in mental retardation cases, 100 percent in delayed speech and hearing loss. |
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