Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Healthy Blood Donors in Northeast of Iran

Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Healthy Blood Donors in Northeast of Iran

Background: This cross-sectional investigation aimed to evaluate the prevalence of IgM and IgG anti- Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and the associated risk factors among healthy blood donors in Khorasan Razavi Province, northeast of Iran from Nov 2014 to May 2015. Methods: Overall, 491 serum samples...

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Main Authors: Saeed SADOOGHIAN, Hossein MAHMOUDVAND, Mohammad Ali MOHAMMADI, Naser NAZARI SARCHESHMEH, Amir TAVAKOLI KARESHK, Hossein KAMIABI, Naser ZIA-ALI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Subjects:
Toxoplasmosis
Blood transfusion
IgG antibody
IgM antibody
Nested-PCR
Iran
Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1929

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