TOXOPLASMOSIS IN VACCINATED COVID-19 PATIENTS | ||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||
| Article 21, Volume 53, Issue 2, August 2023, Pages 381-386 PDF (1.5 M) | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2023.312186 | ||
| Authors | ||
| MARWA AHMED GOUDA1; HIND SAAD ABOSHABAAN2; AHMED SALAH ABDELGAWAD2; ALIAA SABRY ABDEL WAHED* 3; ASMAA FAHMY IBRAHIM* 1 | ||
| 1Department of Clinical and Molecular Parasitology | ||
| 2Department of Clinical Pathology | ||
| 3Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Toxoplasma gondii is associated with viral infections like cytomegalovirus (CMV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and an important a factor in SARS-COV-2 global pandemic. This study investigated the potential attribution of T. gondii as a risk factor in COVID-19 infection after vaccination and to detect associated hematological and biochemical parameters. Out of 375 COVID-19 patients enrolled in the study, latent toxoplasmosis was detected in 108/375 (28.8%) patients. Regarding hematological parameters, a significant difference was reported in white blood cells, lymphocyte, and neutrophil counts. Biochemical parameters, LDH (426.5±446.4), ferritin (453.71±283.36), and D-dimer (603.43±519.13) were significant among cases. The current work highlights the role of toxoplasmosis in COVID infections following vaccination through the changes in the hematological and biochemical parameters | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Toxoplasma gondii; vaccinated COVID-19; Laboratory diagnosis; Biomarkers | ||
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