In:
Journal of Medical Microbiology, Microbiology Society, Vol. 53, No. 12 ( 2004-12-01), p. 1183-1186
Abstract:
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anti- Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in patients with neoplasia. One hundred and eight patients with neoplasia and 108 healthy controls were studied for the presence of anti- T. gondii antibodies using a micro ELISA and peroxidase-labelled anti-human IgG (rabbit) and IgM (goat). Anti- T. gondii IgG antibodies were detected in 68 (63.0 %) patients and in 21 (19.4 %) of the controls, which was a statistically significant difference. In addition, anti- T. gondii IgM antibodies were detected in seven (6.5 %) patients and in one (0.9 %) control. A high percentage of positivity for Toxoplasma antibodies in patients with neoplasia was detected. Therefore, parasitological surveys of this patient group should be periodically performed.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0022-2615
,
1473-5644
DOI:
10.1099/jmm.0.45587-0
Language:
English
Publisher:
Microbiology Society
Publication Date:
2004
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2083944-3
SSG:
12
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