Galván-Ramírez María de la Luz, Salas-Lais Angel Gustavo, Muñoz-Medina José Esteban, Fernandes-Matano Larissa, Pérez Laura Rocío Rodríguez, Franco de León Karen
Departamento de Microbiología y Patología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico.
Coordinación de Calidad de Insumos y Laboratorios Especializados, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Ciudad de Mexico 07760, Mexico.
Microorganisms. 2023 May 30;11(6):1441. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11061441.
SARS-CoV-2 is the causal agent of COVID-19; the first report of SARS-CoV-2 infection was in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. This virus has since caused the largest pandemic in history, and the number of deaths and infections has been significant. Nevertheless, the development of vaccines has helped to reduce both deaths and infections. Comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, heart and lung diseases, and obesity have been identified as additional risk factors for infection and the progression of COVID-19. Additionally, latent toxoplasmosis has been reported to be a risk factor for acquiring COVID-19 in some studies, but other studies have suggested a negative association between these two infections. Furthermore, in patients after vaccination or with COVID-19 and coinfection, an increase in the lethality and mortality of toxoplasmosis has been observed. Therefore, the objective of the current study is to determine the association of toxoplasmosis with COVID-19 in patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Serum samples from 384 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 using IgG antibodies against the S1/S2 antigens of SARS-CoV-2 were collected. Subsequently, anti IgG and IgM antibodies were analyzed with ELISA. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS Version 20.0 frequencies, percentages, 2 × 2 tables, and the Pearson correlation coefficient. IgG and IgM anti antibodies were positive in 105/384 (27.34%) and (26/191) 13.6% of patients, respectively. The positivity for both infections was higher in patients aged >40 years old. Subjects who were overweight or obese were mainly positive for both IgG antibodies against S1/S2 SARS-CoV-2 and antibodies. In conclusion, the coinfection rate was 21.7%. The prevalence of S1/S2 SARS-CoV-2 was 308/384 (80.2%), and the percentage of antibodies was 27.34%.
严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)是冠状病毒病(COVID-19)的病原体;SARS-CoV-2感染的首次报告于2019年12月在中国武汉出现。自那时起,这种病毒引发了历史上最大规模的大流行,死亡和感染人数众多。尽管如此,疫苗的研发有助于减少死亡和感染人数。糖尿病、高血压、心肺疾病和肥胖等合并症已被确定为感染和COVID-19病情进展的额外风险因素。此外,一些研究报告潜伏性弓形虫病是感染COVID-19的一个风险因素,但其他研究表明这两种感染之间存在负相关。此外,在接种疫苗后或感染COVID-19并合并感染的患者中,已观察到弓形虫病的致死率和死亡率有所增加。因此,本研究的目的是确定在确诊为COVID-19的患者中弓形虫病与COVID-19之间的关联。收集了384例先前使用针对SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2抗原的IgG抗体确诊为COVID-19的患者的血清样本。随后,采用酶联免疫吸附测定法(ELISA)分析抗IgG和IgM抗体。使用SPSS 20.0版本进行统计分析,包括频率、百分比、2×2表格和Pearson相关系数。IgG和IgM抗抗体分别在105/384(27.34%)和26/191(13.6%) 的患者中呈阳性。40岁以上患者两种感染的阳性率更高。超重或肥胖的受试者主要是针对SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2的IgG抗体和 抗体呈阳性。总之,合并感染率为21.7%。SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2的流行率为308/384(80.2%), 抗体的百分比为27.34%。