Is Toxoplasma gondii infection a concern in individuals with rheumatic diseases? Evidence from a case-control study based on serological diagnosis

Wang, Dong; Zhong, Qun; Gu, Yuan-Lin; Liang, Ning; Zhou, Yinghong; Cong, Xiaoliang; Liang, Junyang; Wang, Xiaoming

doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2023.106257

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“…Moreover, a case-control study based on serological diagnosis showed that rheumatic patients had a significantly higher T. gondii seroprevalence than control subjects. Consumption of raw shellfish was identified through multivariate analysis as being among the risk factors that affected the T. gondii seroprevalence in these patients [167].…”

Section: Diseases Caused By T Gondiimentioning

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Food and Drinking Water as Sources of Pathogenic Protozoans: An Update

Rossi,

Santonicola,

Amadoro

et al. 2024

Applied Sciences

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This narrative review was aimed at collecting updated knowledge on the risk factors, illnesses caused, and measures for the prevention of protozoan infections transmitted by food and drinking water. Reports screened dated from 2019 to the present and regarded global prevalence in food handlers, occurrence in food and drinking water, impact on human health, and recently reported outbreaks and cases of severe infections attributable to the dietary route. Cryptosporidium spp., Cyclospora cayetanensis, Entamoeba histolytica, and Cystoisospora belli were the protozoans most frequently involved in recently reported waterborne and foodborne outbreaks and cases. Blastocystis hominis was reported to be the most widespread intestinal protozoan in humans, and two case reports indicated its pathogenic potential. Dientamoeba fragilis, Endolimax nana, and Pentatrichomonas hominis are also frequent but still require further investigation on their ability to cause illness. A progressive improvement in surveillance of protozoan infections and infection sources took place in developed countries where the implementation of reporting systems and the application of molecular diagnostic methods led to an enhanced capacity to identify epidemiological links and improve the prevention of foodborne and waterborne protozoan infections.

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Section: Diseases Caused By T Gondiimentioning

confidence: 99%