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SynthesisEpidemiology and health2018

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in hemodialysis patients in Iran.

Masoud Foroutan, Ali Rostami, Hamidreza Majidiani, Seyed Mohammad Riahi, Sasan Khazaei, Milad Badri, Elham Yousefi

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Synthesis in Epidemiology and health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Masoud ForoutanDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-8661-7217
Ali RostamiInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-1358-1321
Hamidreza MajidianiDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-5568-1366
Seyed Mohammad RiahiDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-3184-2126
Sasan KhazaeiDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-3366-464X
Milad BadriDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-4086-9782
Elham YousefiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-3959-7994
Tarbiat Modares University · IRBabol University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesToxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that occurs worldwide, with a wide range of complications in immunocompromised patients. This systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the seroprevalence of

methodsWe searched English and Persian databases for studies reporting

resultsA total of 10 studies containing 1,865 participants (1,048 patients and 817 controls) met the eligibility criteria. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against

conclusionsThe current study revealed a high prevalence of

Indexed as

Renal DialysisHumansIranPrevalenceToxoplasmosisHemodialysis patientsIranSeroprevalenceToxoplasma gondii

Identifiers

PMID29748456
PMCPMC6060338
OpenAlexW2800022116

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