[Prevalence of antitoxoplasma antibodies in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and blood donors in Bamako]

Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2001 Aug;94(3):268-70.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is a cosmopolitan disease. Our aim was to evaluate the epidemiological importance of toxoplasmosis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and blood donors in Bamako (Mali, West Africa). A one year study of toxoplasmosis prevalence was carried out among patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and blood donors in Bamako. The toxoplasmosis prevalence was 60% from AIDS patients, 22.6% from the HIV-seropositive blood donors and 21% from the HIV-seronegative blood donors. The specific antibodies were IgG and IgA. The specific IgM were not detected.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Protozoan / blood*
  • Blood Donors*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin A / blood
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Mali / epidemiology
  • Toxoplasma / immunology*
  • Toxoplasmosis / complications
  • Toxoplasmosis / diagnosis
  • Toxoplasmosis / epidemiology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Protozoan
  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Immunoglobulin G