Anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in patients with beta-hemoglobinopathies: the first report in the Americas

Anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in patients with beta-hemoglobinopathies: the first report in the Americas

Abstract Background In Brazil, there have been no previous studies of Toxoplasma gondii infection in sickle cell anemia patients and carriers of severe forms of beta-thalassemia. This study evaluated T. gondii infection in patients with beta-hemoglobinopathies. Methods A total of 158 samples, 77 (48...

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Main Authors: Marina Neves Ferreira, Claudia Regina Bonini-Domingos, Isabeth Fonseca Estevão, Clarice Lopes de Castro Lobo, Gisele Cristina Souza Carrocini, Aparecida Perpétuo Silveira-Carvalho, Octávio Ricci, Luiz Carlos de Mattos, Cinara Cássia Brandão de Mattos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Beta hemoglobinopathies
Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasmosis
Sickle cell disease
Beta-thalassemia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2535-7

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