Toxoplasma gondii infection in a group of schizophrenic colombian patients

Jaime Valero; Juan F. Cano; Rodrigo Nel Cordoba Rojas; Ligia Alejandra De la Torre Cifuentes; Laura Ramirez

Toxoplasma gondii infection in a group of schizophrenic colombian patients

Jaime Valero, Juan F. Cano, Rodrigo Nel Cordoba Rojas, Ligia Alejandra De la Torre Cifuentes, Laura Ramirez

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Abstract

This case- control study aims to determine if there is a higher prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii IgG antibodies in Colombian patients with schizophrenia compared with ( versus ) a group of people without this diagnosis o (healthy controls). Studies in several countries have shown a strong association between toxoplasma antibodies and schizophrenia, which has raise several hypotheses and some new visions regarding the presence of the parasite in the pathophysiology of this illness. Our secondary objective is to analyze whether there is a relationship among the existing toxoplasma strains in our country and the presence of the disease. A descriptive observational will be completed in relation to genetic and social risk factors.

Translated title of the contribution	Infección por Toxoplasma gondii en un grupo de pacientes colombianos con esquizofrenia
Original language	English (US)
Pages	613-614
Number of pages	2
State	Published - May 21 2019
Event	American Psychiatric Association (APA) 172nd Annual Meeting - Moscone Center, San Francisco, United States Duration: May 18 2019 → May 22 2019 Conference number: P8-177

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Conference	American Psychiatric Association (APA) 172nd Annual Meeting
Abbreviated title	APA
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	5/18/19 → 5/22/19

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General Medicine

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