A meta-analysis of the prevalence of toxoplasma gondii igg antibodies in patients with mental disorders
OBJECTIVES AND BACKGROUND Toxoplasma gondii infection has been recently associated with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of T. gondii infection in psychiatric patients by using meta-analytical methods. MATERIALS AND METH...
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Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Research and Clinical Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.resclinmed.eu/public/data_files/articles/27/article_27.pdf |
| Summary: | OBJECTIVES AND BACKGROUND
Toxoplasma gondii infection has been recently
associated with schizophrenia and other psychiatric
disorders. The aim of the present study was to evaluate
the prevalence of T. gondii infection in psychiatric patients
by using meta-analytical methods.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
By systematic research of PUBMED Database, we
identified several articles on this issue. We included casecontrol
studies focused on the seroprevalence of T. gondii
(IgG antibodies) in patients with psychiatric disorders and
healthy controls, published over the past 10 years R3.2.2.
free software for statistical computing and graphics was
used to perform the meta-analysis. Data were pooled
using a random effects model and Mantel-Haenszel
method.
RESULTS
The PUBMED Database showed references to only
seven scientific papers that investigated the prevalence of
T. gondii IgG antibodies in psychiatric patients. Six
hundred seventy three patients and seven hundred
seventy four controls coped with the inclusion criteria
and were used in our analysis. We found a significant
increase of T. gondii IgG antibodies in patients with
schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders compared
with controls (41.6% vs 24.54%, OR = 2.16, 95% CI =
[1.45-3.21], P = .001).
CONCLUSIONS
An increased seroprevalence of T. gondii IgG
antibodies has been reported in psychiatric patients. Our
study suggests that T. gondii infection may be relevant in
order to determine and understand the complex etiology
of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.
Graphical abstract: Meta-analysis of the
prevalence of T. gondii IgG antibodies in patients
with mental disorders
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| ISSN: | 2360-1124 2537-5393 |