title: Prevalence and predictors of Toxoplasma seropositivity in women with and at risk for human immunodeficiency virus infection.
abstract: We assessed the prevalence and predictors of latent Toxoplasma infection in a large group of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and HIV-uninfected at-risk US women. The prevalence of latent Toxoplasma infection was 15% (380 of 2525 persons) and did not differ by HIV infection status. HIV-infected women aged > or =50 years and those born outside of the United States were more likely to have latent Toxoplasma infection, with prevalences of 32% and 41%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Cook County Hospital and Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. tfalusi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Oluwatoyin
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Falusi
authors.forename: Audrey L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: French
authors.forename: Eric C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Seaberg
authors.forename: Phyllis C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Tien
authors.forename: D Heather
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Watts
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minkoff
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Piessens
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kovacs
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anastos
authors.forename: Mardge H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology