Lack of association between Toxoplasma gondii exposure and depression in pregnant women: a case-control study.

Cosme Alvarado-EsquivelAna Liliana Martínez-MartínezLuis Francisco Sánchez-AnguianoJesús Hernández-TinocoJuan Manuel Castillo-OronaCarlos Salas-MartínezAntonio Sifuentes-ÁlvarezAda Agustina Sandoval-CarrilloJosé M Salas-PachecoOliver LiesenfeldElizabeth Irasema Antuna-Salcido

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2017)

We did not find serological evidence of an association between T. gondii infection and depression in pregnant women attended in a public hospital in Durango City, Mexico. Since an association of T. gondii and depression in pregnancy has been reported in the U.S. previously, further research to elucidate the role of T. gondii in prenatal depression should be conducted.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
toxoplasma gondii
healthcare
pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth
adverse drug
acute care