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- Title
Toxoplasma gondii infection and ABO blood groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Authors
Nayeri, Tooran; Moosazadeh, Mahmood; Asl, Abdolhossein Dalimi; Ghaffarifar, Fatemeh; Sarvi, Shahabeddin; Daryani, Ahmad
- Abstract
The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in ABO blood groups and assess the relationship between the prevalence of T. gondii and blood groups. A literature search was carried out for epidemiological studies that were published through December 2022. A random effects model was used to determine the OR and the pooled prevalence with a 95% CI. The estimated pooled prevalences of T. gondii infection in the A, B, AB and O blood groups were 38% (95% CI 27 to 48%), 38% (95% CI 29 to 47%), 36% (95% CI 26 to 45%) and 36% (95% CI 27 to 45%), respectively. Also, the pooled ORs of the relationship between the prevalence of T. gondii infection and the A, B, AB and O blood groups were 1.08 (95% CI 0.97 to 1.19), 1.10 (95% CI 0.95 to 1.28), 1.08 (95% CI 0.92 to 1.27) and 0.89 (95% CI 0.80 to 1.00), respectively. This meta-analysis did not show any relationship between the prevalence of T. gondii infection and ABO blood groups.
- Subjects
ABO blood group system; TOXOPLASMA gondii; BLOOD groups; RANDOM effects model; INFECTION
- Publication
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 2024, Vol 118, Issue 4, p234
- ISSN
0035-9203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/trstmh/trad085