Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in arthritis patients in eastern China

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in arthritis patients in eastern China

Abstract Background There is accumulating evidence for an increased susceptibility to infection in patients with arthritis. We sought to understand the epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in arthritis patients in eastern China, given the paucity of data on the magnitude of T. gondii infectio...

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Main Authors: Ai-Ling Tian, Yuan-Lin Gu, Na Zhou, Wei Cong, Guang-Xing Li, Hany M. Elsheikha, Xing-Quan Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
Autoimmunity
Arthritis
Seroprevalence
Risk factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-017-0367-2

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