Prevalence of Toxoplasma antibodies among patients with various autoimmune diseases

Abstract

Bacteria, viruses and parasites are often thought to be environmental triggers inducing or promoting autoimmune disorders. Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. The association of this infectious agents and autoimmunity has rarely been reported therefore, in order to evaluate the possible role of Toxoplasmosis in various autoimmune diseases the authors assessed …