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Anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in patients with beta-hemoglobinopathies: the first report in the Americas.

Marina Neves FerreiraClaudia Regina Bonini-DomingosIsabeth Fonseca EstevãoClarice Lopes de Castro LoboGisele Cristina Souza CarrociniAparecida Perpétuo Silveira-CarvalhoOctávio RicciLuiz Carlos de MattosCinara Cássia Brandão de Mattos
Published in: BMC research notes (2017)
A comparison by age of patients with sickle cell anemia showed a trend of lower risk of infection among younger individuals. Therefore, this study demonstrates that T. gondii infection occurs in patients with beta-thalassemia and sickle cell anemia in Brazil as seen by the presence of anti-T. gondii IgM and IgG antibodies.
Keyphrases
  • toxoplasma gondii
  • chronic kidney disease
  • iron deficiency
  • sickle cell disease