Relationship between Toxoplasma gondii infection and psychiatric disorders in Iran: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Toxoplasma gondii, a ubiquitous parasitic protozoan, may be an important cause of neurological and psychiatric diseases. The present systematic review and meta-analysis, therefore, was conducted to investigate the scientific evidence regarding the potential association between T. gondii infection and psychiatric disorders in Iran.

Methods

We systematically reviewed articles from world-wide databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Iranian national databases up to July 30th, 2021. The Newcastle Ottawa Scale (NOS) was used to assess the quality of included studies. The common odds ratio (OR) was estimated using inverse variance and a random-effects model. Heterogeneity was assessed using the χ2-based Cochrane test (Q) a

SUBMITTER: Montazeri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10409283 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature