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3-D Imaging and Analysis of Neurons Infected In Vivo with Toxoplasma gondii
Published on: December 9, 2014
[Serological investigation on Toxoplasma gondii infection in patients with unknown central nervous system diseases]
Zhi-Shu Li1, Yu-Zheng Huang, Li-Yi Hu
1Shuyang People's Hospital, Shuyang 223600, China.
Abstract:
Totally 207 patients with unknown central nervous system diseases and 203 healthy persons were investigated for serum IgG of anti-Toxoplasma antibody assessed by ELISA. The serum IgG positive rate in 207 patients with unknown central nervous system diseases was 19.81%, and that in 203 health people was 5.42%, and there was a significant difference between them (P < 0.01). The IgG positive rates in different types of central nervous system diseases were different, which were 22.81%, 24.32%, 16.05%, and 18.75%, respectively in encephalopathy, epilepsy, mental disorder and neurasthenia. The IgG positive rate in different types of central nervous system diseases were significantly higher than that in healthy population (P < 0.01). The IgG positive rates in patients who contacted or did not contact cats or dogs were 32.97% and 9.48% respectively (P < 0.01). In conclusion, the infection rate in patients with unknown central nervous system diseases is higher than that in healthy persons; therefore, it is necessary to assay the serum IgG in them.
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