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Global status of Toxoplasma gondii infection and associated risk factors in people living with HIV : a systematic review and meta-analysis

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01/03/2020
Author
Safarpour, Hanie
Cevik, Muge
Zarean, Mehdi
Barac, Aleksandra
Hatam-Nahavandi, Kareem
Rahimi, Mohammad Taghi
Bannazadeh Baghi, Hossein
Koshki, Tohid Jafari
Pagheh, Abdol Sattar
Shahrivar, Firooz
Ebrahimi, Mina
Ahmadpour, Ehsan
Keywords
AIDS
HIV
Immunocompromised
Prevalence
Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasmosis
QR180 Immunology
3rd-DAS
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Toxoplasma infection remains as the most common cause of focal brain lesions among people living with HIV (PLHIV) despite the decline in opportunistic infections with the introduction of antiretroviral treatment. This study was conducted to provide a summary of evidence about the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and prevalence of active T. gondii infection and associated risk factors among PLHIV. DESIGN: PRISMA guidelines were followed. Scopus, PubMed, Science Direct, and EMBASE were searched from 1997 to July 2018. All peer-reviewed original research articles describing T. gondii infection among PLHIV with different diagnostic methods were included. METHODS: Incoherence and heterogeneity between studies were quantified by I2 index and Cochran's Q test. Publication and population bias were assessed with funnel plots and Egger's regression asymmetry test. All statistical analyses were performed using StatsDirect. RESULTS: A total of 111 studies from 37 countries assessing 66,139 blood samples were included in this study. The pooled prevalence of T. gondii infection among PLHIV was 3.24% by IgM and 26.22% by molecular methods using the random-effects model. Pooled seroprevalence of T. gondii by IgG was 44.22%. There was a relationship between Toxoplasma prevalence and gender, raw meat consumption, contact with cat and knowledge about toxoplasmosis. CONCLUSION: High Toxoplasma seroprevalence among PLHIV observed in this study emphasizes the need for implementing screening and prophylaxis tailored to the local context. Owing to the serious and significant clinical manifestations of the parasite in case of reactivation, early identification of seropositivity for initiating prophylaxis among those with a CD4 count of <200cells/mL is recommended.
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Safarpour , H , Cevik , M , Zarean , M , Barac , A , Hatam-Nahavandi , K , Rahimi , M T , Bannazadeh Baghi , H , Koshki , T J , Pagheh , A S , Shahrivar , F , Ebrahimi , M & Ahmadpour , E 2020 , ' Global status of Toxoplasma gondii infection and associated risk factors in people living with HIV : a systematic review and meta-analysis ' , AIDS , vol. 34 , no. 3 , pp. 469-474 . https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000002424
Publication
AIDS
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Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000002424
ISSN
0269-9370
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2019 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. This work has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies or with permission. Permission for further reuse of this content should be sought from the publisher or the rights holder. This is the author created accepted manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000002424
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/20925

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