Objective To perform a meta‐analysis on studies reporting prevalence of T oxoplasma
gondii (T. gondii) infection in any psychiatric disorder compared with healthy controls. Our …

Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common parasitic diseases worldwide. Although
estimated that one third of the world's population are infected with Toxoplasma gondii, but …

The failure to find genes of major effect in schizophrenia has refocused attention on
nongenetic, including infectious factors. In a previous study, antibodies to Toxoplasma …

Infections by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii are widely prevalent in humans and
animals in Turkey but little is known of the burden of their clinical toxoplasmosis. Many early …

There are conflicting reports concerning the association of Toxoplasma gondii infection and
schizophrenia in humans. Therefore, we determined such association in a Mexican …

Introduction: A number of different infections are associated with acute psychosis. However,
relationships between infections and acute psychosis in patients with schizophrenia have …

Background It has been proposed that cat ownership may be a risk-modifying factor for
schizophrenia-related disorders and psychotic-like experiences (PLE). This study aimed to …

The association of latent toxoplasmosis with mental disorders in general and with
schizophrenia in particular was noticed in the mid-1950s. In subsequent years, the role of …

82 for basic research. Toxoplasma gondii is one of many parasites that manipulate the
phenotype, in particular the behaviour, of their hosts to increase the chance of their …

Depression disorder is one of the most common psychological recognitions that
characterized by sadness, low self-confidence, and disinterest in every activity. Considering …