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Table 1 Age-associated seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in cancer patients of 6 representative hospitals *

From: Seroprevalence and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in cancer patients in Anhui Province, Eastern China

Age group

HAUCM

APH

HAMU

XAH

FHH

HBMC

No. of positive/examined

Seroprevalence (%)

0-39

4

28

2

8

7

23

5/72

6.9

40-49

19

73

12

27

17

82

18/230

7.8

50-59

21

68

15

12

21

94

19/231

8.2

60-69

35

78

16

30

29

103

25/291

8.6

70-79

20

43

13

3

15

65

14/159

8.8

≥80

4

9

3

3

1

11

4/31

12.9

Total

103

299

61

83

90

378

85/1014

8.38

  1. * χ 2 = 1.172, p = 0.947.