Prevalence and risk factors of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in asymptomatic egyptian blood donors
Joint Authors
al-Shirbini, Iman T.
al-Shaykhah, Hani M.
Abu al-Dhahab, M. A. O.
Abd al-Mabud, Amani I.
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 39, Issue 1 (30 Apr. 2009), pp.351-361, 11 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2009-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in 260 blood donors seen at blood banks, Mansoura University Hospital, Egypt.
Blood donors were interviewed about sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors for T.
gondii infection.
A blood sample was taken to document the T.
gondii antibody status by using ELISA.
Overall, 155 (59.6%) of 260 blood donors were positive for anti-T.
gondii IgG antibodies.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed a sig-nificant association between T.
gondii positivity and eating processed meat as luncheon and / or shawerma (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 80.82 [95% CI 18.62–350.81], P <0.0001) or being non-educated (adjusted OR 32.25 [95% CI 7.46–139.44], P <0.0001).
These findings highlight the prevalent T.
gondii among blood donors and focused on the risk factors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Shaykhah, Hani M.& Abu al-Dhahab, M. A. O.& Abd al-Mabud, Amani I.& al-Shirbini, Iman T.. 2009. Prevalence and risk factors of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in asymptomatic egyptian blood donors. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 39, no. 1, pp.351-361.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Shaykhah, Hani M.…[et al.]. Prevalence and risk factors of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in asymptomatic egyptian blood donors. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 39, no. 1 (Apr. 2009), pp.351-361.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Shaykhah, Hani M.& Abu al-Dhahab, M. A. O.& Abd al-Mabud, Amani I.& al-Shirbini, Iman T.. Prevalence and risk factors of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in asymptomatic egyptian blood donors. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2009. Vol. 39, no. 1, pp.351-361.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-49606
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 357-361
Record ID
BIM-49606