Ali A Rabaan, Leonard Ighodalo Uzairue, Amal H Alfaraj, Muhammad A Halwani, Muzaheed, Abdulsalam Alawfi, Amer Alshengeti, Nawal A Al Kaabi, Eman Alawad, Mashael Alhajri, Sara Alwarthan, Abeer N Alshukairi, Souad A Almuthree, Roua A Alsubki, Nada N Alshehri, Mohammed Alissa, Hawra Albayat, Tasneem I Zaidan, Hassan Alagoul, Ali Al Fraij, Jeehan H Alestad
BACKGROUND: The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii may cause serious illness in the immunocompromised. The Toxoplasma gondii seropositive prevalence in pregnant women in WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region countries is inconsistent in the literature and it is associated with outcomes that have not be fully elucidated, hence the need for a better understanding of the pooled seroprevalence and associated maternal and fetal outcomes. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to conduct a systematic literature review and determine the pooled prevalence of WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional countries' pregnant women's seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and the maternal-fetal outcomes...
September 12, 2023: Pathogens