All issues > Volume 22(12); 1979

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1979;22(12):1027-1032. Published online December 15, 1979.

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.

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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