The Prevalence of Anti-Rubella Antibodies in Pregnant Women of Turkey, Results of 94508 Patients in a Tertiary Referral Center
Umit Yasemin Sert, Sibel Saygan, Yaprak Engin-Ustun · Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie · 2019 · Heft 05 · S. 281-284
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Abstract Aim To determine the seroprevalence of rubella in a tertiary referral center inAnkara,Turkey. Materials and methods A retrospective, cross-sectional study was performed from 2008 to 2017 at the outpatient clinic of Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health Care, Training and Research Hospital in Ankara, Turkey. The study included 94508 pregnant women and the patients were evaluated in terms of IgG and IgM status, IgG avidity and amniotic fluid PCR testing if needed. Results Seropositivity for anti-rubella IgG and IgM were 89% and 0.19% respectively. 175 patients with IgM positivity were tested by avidity test, 114…