Open AccessGlobal status of Toxoplasma gondii infection and associated risk factors in people living with HIV
Author(s) -
Hanie Safarpour,
Müge Çevik,
Mehdi Zarean,
Aleksandra Barać,
Kareem Hatam-Nahavandi,
Mohammad Taghi Rahimi,
Hossein Bannazadeh Baghi,
Tohid JafariKoshki,
Abdol Sattar Pagheh,
Firooz Shahrivar,
Mina Ebrahimi,
Ehsan Ahmadpour
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000002424
Subject(s) - toxoplasma gondii , seroprevalence , toxoplasmosis , context (archaeology) , medicine , funnel plot , publication bias , meta analysis , population , immunology , environmental health , biology , serology , antibody , paleontology
Toxoplasma infection remains as the most common cause of focal brain lesions among people living with HIV (PLHIV) despite the decline in opportunistic infections with the introduction of antiretroviral treatment. This study was conducted to provide a summary of evidence about the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and prevalence of active T. gondii infection and associated risk factors among PLHIV.