From: Toxoplasma gondii infection and liver disease: a case-control study in a Northern Mexican population
No. of subjects tested | Prevalence of T. gondii infection | P value | Anti-T. gondii IgG levels >150 IU/ml | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Diagnosis | ||||||
Acute hepatitis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | - | ||
Chronic hepatitis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | - | ||
Cirrhosis | 67 | 9 | 13.4 | 0.89 | 5 | 55.6 |
Steatosis | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 100 | |
Amoebic abscess | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | - | ||
Alcohol related disease | ||||||
Yes | 35 | 6 | 17.1 | 0.28 | 3 | 50 |
No | 40 | 4 | 10.0 | 3 | 75 | |
Duration of disease | ||||||
Less than 1 year | 30 | 5 | 16.7 | 0.35 | 3 | 60 |
1 to 5 years | 34 | 4 | 11.8 | 3 | 75 | |
More than 5 years | 11 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 100 | |
Treatment response | ||||||
Good | 50 | 8 | 16.0 | 4 | 50 | |
Regular | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 100 | |
Bad | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0.44 | 1 | 100 |