Seroprevalence of Toxocara Infection among Asthmatic Children in Shiraz City, Southern Iran

Background: Human toxocariasis is caused by Toxocara canis and T. cati, the nematodes in the intestine of dogs and cats, respectively. Since the association between asthma and toxocariasis is controversial, the aim of the present study was to investigate the seroprevalence of Toxocara infection amon...

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Autores principales:	Amir Masoud Salemi, Nasir Arefkhah, Fattaneh Mikaeili, Hamed Rabbani, Hesamodin Nabavizadeh
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Publicado:	Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021
Materias:	seroprevalence toxocara asthma iran Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3c406475170f4778b18e102f7ef087df2021-11-29T07:18:54ZSeroprevalence of Toxocara Infection among Asthmatic Children in Shiraz City, Southern Iran1735-70202008-238Xhttps://doaj.org/article/3c406475170f4778b18e102f7ef087df2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/3275https://doaj.org/toc/1735-7020https://doaj.org/toc/2008-238XBackground: Human toxocariasis is caused by Toxocara canis and T. cati, the nematodes in the intestine of dogs and cats, respectively. Since the association between asthma and toxocariasis is controversial, the aim of the present study was to investigate the seroprevalence of Toxocara infection among asthmatic children in comparison with healthy children. Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 92 asthmatic and 91 healthy children aged 1-16 years old in Shiraz City, Southern Iran in 2019-2020. The serum samples were tested for IgG anti-Toxocara antibodies by ELISA method using the T. canis larval excretory-secretory (E/S) antigens. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: The seroprevalence of toxocariasis in asthmatic patients was higher than the healthy children with no significant difference in Toxocara seropositivity between two groups (9.8% vs 8.8%, P = 0.817). The association between Toxocara infection and variables such as gender and age were not statistically significant. Conclusion: There was no significant association between toxocariasis and childhood asthma. Further study on different regions such as urban and rural areas with a large sample size and using questionnaire for considering risk factors of asthma and toxocariasis is recommended.Amir Masoud SalemiNasir ArefkhahFattaneh MikaeiliHamed RabbaniHesamodin NabavizadehTehran University of Medical SciencesarticleseroprevalencetoxocaraasthmairanInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENIranian Journal of Parasitology, Vol 16, Iss 4, Pp 587-592 (2021)
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topic	seroprevalence toxocara asthma iran Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
spellingShingle	seroprevalence toxocara asthma iran Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Amir Masoud Salemi Nasir Arefkhah Fattaneh Mikaeili Hamed Rabbani Hesamodin Nabavizadeh Seroprevalence of Toxocara Infection among Asthmatic Children in Shiraz City, Southern Iran
description	Background: Human toxocariasis is caused by Toxocara canis and T. cati, the nematodes in the intestine of dogs and cats, respectively. Since the association between asthma and toxocariasis is controversial, the aim of the present study was to investigate the seroprevalence of Toxocara infection among asthmatic children in comparison with healthy children. Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 92 asthmatic and 91 healthy children aged 1-16 years old in Shiraz City, Southern Iran in 2019-2020. The serum samples were tested for IgG anti-Toxocara antibodies by ELISA method using the T. canis larval excretory-secretory (E/S) antigens. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: The seroprevalence of toxocariasis in asthmatic patients was higher than the healthy children with no significant difference in Toxocara seropositivity between two groups (9.8% vs 8.8%, P = 0.817). The association between Toxocara infection and variables such as gender and age were not statistically significant. Conclusion: There was no significant association between toxocariasis and childhood asthma. Further study on different regions such as urban and rural areas with a large sample size and using questionnaire for considering risk factors of asthma and toxocariasis is recommended.
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author	Amir Masoud Salemi Nasir Arefkhah Fattaneh Mikaeili Hamed Rabbani Hesamodin Nabavizadeh
author_facet	Amir Masoud Salemi Nasir Arefkhah Fattaneh Mikaeili Hamed Rabbani Hesamodin Nabavizadeh
author_sort	Amir Masoud Salemi
title	Seroprevalence of Toxocara Infection among Asthmatic Children in Shiraz City, Southern Iran
title_short	Seroprevalence of Toxocara Infection among Asthmatic Children in Shiraz City, Southern Iran
title_full	Seroprevalence of Toxocara Infection among Asthmatic Children in Shiraz City, Southern Iran
title_fullStr	Seroprevalence of Toxocara Infection among Asthmatic Children in Shiraz City, Southern Iran
title_full_unstemmed	Seroprevalence of Toxocara Infection among Asthmatic Children in Shiraz City, Southern Iran
title_sort	seroprevalence of toxocara infection among asthmatic children in shiraz city, southern iran
publisher	Tehran University of Medical Sciences
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/3c406475170f4778b18e102f7ef087df
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Seroprevalence of Toxocara Infection among Asthmatic Children in Shiraz City, Southern Iran

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