Frequency of sero-positivity in household members of the patients with positive toxoplasma serology

INTRODUCTION: Toxoplasma gondii is cause of a wide variety of infections in human. The aim of this study was; to evaluate the frequency of sero-positivity of the members in a family with a positive serologic person. METHODS: A case-control study with 170 enrolled units which was conducted in Iran in...

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Autores principales: Yazdani, Mohammad Reza, Mehrabi, Zeinab, Ataei, Behrooz, Ghahfarokhi, Azar Baradaran, Moslemi, Rohollah, Pourahmad, Morteza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedad Española de Quimioterapia 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30371043
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Toxoplasma gondii is cause of a wide variety of infections in human. The aim of this study was; to evaluate the frequency of sero-positivity of the members in a family with a positive serologic person. METHODS: A case-control study with 170 enrolled units which was conducted in Iran in 2017. The units were settled into two group: I: the family members of seropositive individuals and II: the family members of seronegative individuals. The level of IgG and IgM anti-toxoplasma antibodies were evaluated by ELISA qualitative manner in both groups. RESULTS: Frequency of individuals with positive serology was 52.9% and 34.1% in group I and II, respectively (P value = 0.01). CONCLUSION: Clusters of toxoplasma infection would be an event in the family members. Therefore evaluation of the family members (especially high risk persons) of a patient may be necessary.

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