Toxoplasmosis Frequency Rate in Rheumatoid Arthritis Pa-tients in Northeastern Iran
| Autor: | Mehdi Zarean, Pietro Mastroeni, Elham Moghaddas, Bibi Razieh Hosseini Farash, Amene Raouf-Rahmati, Jamshid Jamali, Hossein Azadeh, Vahideh Kam |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Parasitology, Vol 17, Iss 3 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1735-7020 2008-238X |
| DOI: | 10.18502/ijpa.v17i3.10622 |
| Popis: | Background: Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, a cosmopolitan intracellular parasite. It can be a risk factor for autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study was designed to investigate the possible association between serological history of T. gondii infection and defined clinical manifestation of RA in Northeast of Iran. Methods: Overall, serum samples were collected from 50 RA patients and 40 healthy controls, from Qaem Hospital in Mashhad City, northeastern Iran in 2018. Seroprevalence of T. gondii infection was determined by ELISA. Results: The prevalence of anti -T. gondii IgG in RA patients 48% (24.50) was significantly higher than the control group 10% (4.40) (P |
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