Association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and thyroid dysfunction: a case-control seroprevalence study

Association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and thyroid dysfunction: a case-control seroprevalence study

Abstract Background The association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and thyroid disease has been poorly studied. Therefore, we sought to determine the association between T. gondii seropositivity and thyroid dysfunction. Methods We performed an age- and gender-matched case-control study of 176 p...

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Main Authors: Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel, Agar Ramos-Nevarez, Carlos Alberto Guido-Arreola, Sandra Margarita Cerrillo-Soto, Alma Rosa Pérez-Álamos, Sergio Estrada-Martínez, Verónica Dayali Gutierrez-Martinez, Antonio Sifuentes-Alvarez, Eda Guadalupe Ramírez-Valles, Edith Contreras-Cisneros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
Infection
Seroprevalence
Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4450-0

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