Juniper Publishers Gynecology and Women’s Health

  JUNIPER PUBLISHERS- JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY AND WOMEN’S HEALTH                              Journal of Gynecology and Women’s Health-Juniper Publishers   Authored by Azardokht Tabatabaei*   Abstract Aim: Pertussis is severe illness and high mortality, especially among infants. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Bordetella pertussis in pregnant women in southern part of Tehran. Methods: Total 303 pregnant women who referred to health centers for periodic pregnancy tests were randomly selected during six months in the year 2017. After receiving conscious consent from mothers, 5 milliliter of blood was sampled. A test to determine quantitative values of IgG-pT, IgA-pT by ELISA method was performed on samples. Results: In total, 177 women (58.2%) were serologically infected with Bordetella pertussis. Only 27 women (8.9%) had cough symptom during pregnancy. The mean levels of IgG-pT, IgA-PT during pregnancy were 37.24 and 5.79, respectively. The mean