title: Investigation of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in patients with neoplasia.
abstract: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in patients with neoplasia. One hundred and eight patients with neoplasia and 108 healthy controls were studied for the presence of anti-T. gondii antibodies using a micro ELISA and peroxidase-labelled anti-human IgG (rabbit) and IgM (goat). Anti-T. gondii IgG antibodies were detected in 68 (63.0 %) patients and in 21 (19.4 %) of the controls, which was a statistically significant difference. In addition, anti- T. gondii IgM antibodies were detected in seven (6.5 %) patients and in one (0.9 %) control. A high percentage of positivity for Toxoplasma antibodies in patients with neoplasia was detected. Therefore, parasitological surveys of this patient group should be periodically performed.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Parasitology1 and Haematology2, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Süleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yazar
authors.affiliation: Departments of Parasitology1 and Haematology2, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.affiliation: Departments of Parasitology1 and Haematology2, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eser
authors.affiliation: Departments of Parasitology1 and Haematology2, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fevzi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Altuntaş
authors.affiliation: Departments of Parasitology1 and Haematology2, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kurnaz
authors.affiliation: Departments of Parasitology1 and Haematology2, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Izzet
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Şahin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M