scholarly journals Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic dogs in an area from northwest of Iran: a cross-sectional study using immunodominant surface antigen 1 (SAG1)

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1278-1282 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sharifdini ◽  
M. Mohebali ◽  
H. Keshavarz ◽  
M. Hosseininejad ◽  
H. Hajjaran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Surface Antigen ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Domestic Dogs ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Northwest Of Iran ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii Infection

scholarly journals Cross-Sectional Study of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Pig Farms in England

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 269-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgina Limon ◽  
Wendy Beauvais ◽  
Nikolaos Dadios ◽  
Isabelle Villena ◽  
Charlotte Cockle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pig Farms ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii Infection

scholarly journals Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Pregnant Women in Kumasi: A Cross-Sectional Study at a District-Level Hospital, Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Bhavana Singh ◽  
Linda Batsa Debrah ◽  
Godfred Acheampong ◽  
Alexander Yaw Debrah
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Elisa Technique ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii Infection ◽  
Level Hospital

Background. This study investigated the prevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women in a district-level hospital in Ghana and compared the diagnostic performance of the rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for T. gondii diagnosis. Method. This cross-sectional study included 400 consecutive consenting women in their first-trimester stage of pregnancy. A validated well-structured closed-ended questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic data and possible risk factors of each participant. Blood samples were collected for analysis of T. gondii IgG and IgM using the commercial ELISA Kit and RDT. Results. Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis was 21.5% and 57.3% based on the RDT and ELISA technique, respectively. Secondary education ( cOR = 1.9 , 95% CI (1.1-3.1), and p = 0.020 ) and contact with cats ( cOR = 1.7 , 95% CI (1.1-2.8), and p = 0.030 ) were significant predictors of T. gondii infection, with the former being the only independent risk factor for T. gondii infection ( aOR = 1.8 , 95% CI (1.0-3.0), and p = 0.034 ) by the ELISA method. The sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve (AUC) of RDT-IgM against ELISA were 42.9%, 95.9%, and 0.694, respectively, whereas those of RDT-IgG were 31.0%, 91.2%, and 0.611, respectively. The diagnostic consistency between the two methods was fair for both RDT-IgM ( κ = 0.304 ) and RDT-IgG ( κ = 0.201 ). Conclusion. The prevalence of T. gondii infection among pregnant women at Kumasi is 21.5% and 57.3% based on the RDT and ELISA technique, respectively. Secondary education and contact with cats were the major risk factors of T. gondii infection. Using ELISA as the reference, the RDT used in this study for the diagnosis of T. gondii infection has low sensitivity, and therefore, it is unreliable. However, this finding does not invalidate all RDTs because there are several other brands of RDT with good sensitivity and specificity. Further studies to ascertain the performance of other commercially available RDT kits are needed.

Risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women: Result of a cross-sectional study in Morocco

2009 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. S36 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Laboudi ◽  
B. El Mansouri ◽  
F. Sebti ◽  
Y. Coppieters ◽  
M. Rhajaoui
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii Infection

scholarly journals Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Women of Reproductive Age: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Northwestern Mexican City

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 210-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel ◽  
Maria Alba Guadalupe Corella-Madueno ◽  
Jesus Hernandez-Tinoco ◽  
Antonio Rascon-Careaga ◽  
Luis Francisco Sanchez-Anguiano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii Infection

Some risk factors for reproductive failures and contribution of Toxoplasma gondii infection in sheep and goats of Central Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

2013 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 894-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin ◽  
Abebe Agonafir ◽  
Tesfaye Sisay Tessema ◽  
Getachew Tilahun ◽  
Girmay Medhin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Central Ethiopia ◽  
Sheep And Goats ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii Infection

scholarly journals Sero-prevalence of latent Toxoplasma gondii infection among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected people in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Techalew Shimelis ◽  
Mekashaw Tebeje ◽  
Endale Tadesse ◽  
Belete Tegbaru ◽  
Ashenafi Terefe
Keyword(s):  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii Infection
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