Toxoplasmosis seroprevalence in rheumatoid arthritis patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Main Authors: Zahra Hosseininejad (Author), Mehdi Sharif (Author), Shahabeddin Sarvi (Author), Afsaneh Amouei (Author), Seyed Abdollah Hosseini (Author), Tooran Nayeri Chegeni (Author), Davood Anvari (Author), Reza Saberi (Author), Shaban Gohardehi (Author), Azadeh Mizani (Author), Mitra Sadeghi (Author), Ahmad Daryani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Toxoplasmosis is a cosmopolitan infection caused by an intracellular obligatory protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii. Infection to this parasite in immunocompetent patients is usually asymptomatic, but today it is believed that the infection can be a risk factor for a variety of diseases, including rheumato...