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Seroepidemiological Study of Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Psychiatric Patients in Mashhad, Northeast of Iran.

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: infection among psychiatric patients have been limited in Mashhad, Northeast of Iran. In this case-control study, prevalence of T. gondii was investigated by serological method. METHODS: in their blood sera by ELISA. Socio-demographic and clinical manifestations of the patients were obtained. RESULTS: IgG antibodies was found in 164 (46.85%) of 350 psychiatric inpatients and 120 (34.28%) of 350 controls. Seventeen (4.85%) of psychiatric individuals and 3 (0.85%) of control group were IgM+/IgG- indicating acute form of toxoplasmosis. There were no statistically significant differences between the case and control groups. In patient group, schizophrenic patients had the highest positive rate (46.28%) and bipolar mood disorder had the second most prevalent rate (20%). Of 162 schizophrenia patients, 65 (40.1%) had latent infection which was higher than that observed in controls. CONCLUSION: infection among psychiatric patients suffering from schizophrenia was more in Mashhad, compared with control group.

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: Ebrahim Abdollahian, Reza Shafiei, Naghmeh Mokhber, Kurosh Kalantar, Abdolmajid Fata

Institutions: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Emam Reza Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2594502908

FWCI: 2.799

Cites: 29

Cited by: 23

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