The correlation of Toxoplasma gondii infection and the incidence of myocarditis

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Zeena Dashty Midhir, Nemaa Ali Ahmed, Raad Hassan Najim

Abstract

Background: Toxoplasmosis is an infective disease that originates from zoonotic transmission and is most dominant in countries with low socio-economic nations. Humans can acquire the disease via the consumption of infected food that contains the parasite oocyst or through the ingestion of the parasite tissue cyst in raw or undercooked meat


Materials and methods: The present study was conducted in Kirkuk Governorate from April 2022 to August 2022, blood specimens were extracted from 45 myocarditis patients diagnosed on clinical bases at Azadi Teaching Hospital-cardiopulmonary resuscitation ward and 45 healthy control. Patients and control serum were assessed for Toxoplasma IgM, IgG quantitative and qualitative ELISA test, and other cardiac biomarkers like (CRP, CK-MB, and Troponin tests).


Results: The data recorded significant increment in cardiac markers including CRP, CK-MB, and troponin with P= 0.0012, <0.0001, and <0.0001 respectively. In addition, a significant difference was recorded between males and females regarding IgG level P=0.0038.


Conclusions: The study concluded that screening for the presence of toxoplasma infection in myocarditis patients could provide a clear cut for the treatment regimen.

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