Detection of Toxoplasmosis Infection in Diabetic Patients

Abstract

Background: Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite. Diabetes is a dangerous disease. It is one of the important causes that increasethe exposureto other diseases. Objective: To study was performed to detect T. gondii infection in diabetic patients using serologic tests. Patients and Methods: Overall 270 serum samples that included172 diabetic cases and 98serum samples from non-diabetic (healthy controls) in Baghdad city were collected for T. gondii infection from December 2015 to March 2016. All sera were tested for fasting blood sugar and antibodies of T. gondii using enzymatic technique and ELISA methods respectively of BioCheck. IncCompany. Gender and age were considered in diabetic cases. Results: The incidence of toxoplasmosis infection in diabetic patients and healthy controls were 55.81% and 38.78% respectively. There were (50%) diabetic females infected with IgG-Abs while there were (50%) diabetic males with IgG-Abs of T. gondii. Also, the range age of patients infected with T. gondii was 30-50 years old which have (51.04%). While there was (8.33%) diabetic patient’s age was less than 30 years. Conclusion: The sero-prevalence of toxoplasmosis in diabetic patients was found to be comparatively higher than in non-diabetic patients.