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Trial reportPloS one2021

Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in people with alcohol consumption in Durango, Mexico.

Sergio Estrada-Martinez, Alma Rosa Pérez-Álamos, Melina Ibarra-Segovia, Isabel Beristaín-Garcia, Agar Ramos-Nevárez, Leandro Saenz-Soto, Elizabeth Rábago-Sánchez, Carlos Alberto Guido-Arreola, Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel

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Trial report in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 36% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 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

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sergio Estrada-MartinezInstitute for Scientific Research "Dr. Roberto Rivera-Damm", Juárez University of Durango State, Durango, Mexico.
Alma Rosa Pérez-ÁlamosInstitute for Scientific Research "Dr. Roberto Rivera-Damm", Juárez University of Durango State, Durango, Mexico.
Melina Ibarra-SegoviaFacultad de Enfermería y Obstetricia, Juárez University of Durango State, Durango, Mexico.
Isabel Beristaín-GarciaFacultad de Enfermería y Obstetricia, Juárez University of Durango State, Durango, Mexico.
Agar Ramos-NevárezClinical Laboratory, Clínica de Medicina Familiar, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, Durango, Mexico.
Leandro Saenz-SotoClinical Laboratory, Clínica de Medicina Familiar, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, Durango, Mexico.
Elizabeth Rábago-SánchezBiomedical Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Nutrition, Juárez University of Durango State, Durango, Mexico.
Carlos Alberto Guido-ArreolaClinical Laboratory, Clínica de Medicina Familiar, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, Durango, Mexico.
Cosme Alvarado-EsquivelBiomedical Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Nutrition, Juárez University of Durango State, Durango, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-0367-6052
Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers · MXAutonomous University of Durango · MXUniversidad Juárez del Estado de Durango · MX

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The seroepidemiology of infection with Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) in alcohol consumers is largely undeveloped. In light of this, we sought to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in alcohol consumers in Durango, Mexico, and the association of T. gondii seroprevalence with characteristics of the population studied. Anti-T. gondii IgG and IgM antibodies were searched in sera of participants using commercially available enzyme immunoassays. Bivariate and logistic regression analyses were then used to determine the association between T. gondii infection and the characteristics of the population studied. Of the 1544 people studied (mean age: 39.4±14.0 years), 173 (11.2%) tested positive for anti-T. gondii IgG antibodies. We were able to test 167 of the 173 anti-T. gondii IgG positive sera for anti-T. gondii IgM antibodies. Fifty-five (32.9%) of these 167 serum samples were positive for anti-T. gondii IgM antibodies. Bivariate analysis showed that visual impairment, history of surgery, and hepatitis were negatively associated with T. gondii IgG seropositivity (P<0.05). In women, seropositivity to T. gondii was positively associated with a history of pregnancy (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that T. gondii seropositivity was associated with the variables consumption of armadillo meat (OR = 2.33; 95% CI: 1.04-5.22; P = 0.03), and the use of latrines for elimination of excretes (OR = 2.27; 95% CI: 1.07-4.80; P = 0.03); and high (>150 IU/ml) anti-T. gondii IgG antibodies were associated with consumption of both armadillo meat (OR = 2.25; 95% CI: 1.01-5.02; P = 0.04) and crowding at home (OR = 1.63; 95% CI: 1.02-2.61; P = 0.03). We found a distinct T. gondii seroprevalence in people with alcohol consumption from those previously found in population groups in the region. This is the first study that illustrates the association between high anti-T. gondii antibodies and crowding in Mexico, and the second study on the association between T. gondii infection and consumption of armadillo meat and the use of latrines in this country. We conclude that epidemiology of T. gondii infection in people with alcohol consumption deserves further investigation.

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Alcohol DrinkingToxoplasmaToxoplasmosisAdultAntibodies, ProtozoanCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MMaleMexicoMiddle AgedSeroepidemiologic StudiesAntibodies, ProtozoanImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin M

Identifiers

PMID33507955
PMCPMC7842906
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