Armed forces Referral and Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mulusew Alemneh Sinishaw currently works at the Clinical Chemistry Department of Bahir Dar University. he is an active researcher at the Department of Clinical Chemistry Department, Amhara Public Health Institute, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Research
Sero Burden of Toxoplasma gondii and Associated Risk Factors among HIV Infected Persons in Armed Forces Referral and Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Author(s): Fewzia Mohammed*, Mulusew Alemneh Sinishaw, Negash Nurahmed, Shemsu Kedir Juhar and Kassu Desta
Background: Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease, worldwide distribution caused by an obligate intracellular
coccidian parasite, known as Toxoplasma gondii. T. gondii can lead to serious diseases in immuno-compromised patients
such as HIV/AIDS patients. In most cases, central nervous system involvement can lead to encephalitis, which is one
of the most important reasons for death among patients with HIV due to reactivation of tissue cysts that remained
latent after the primary infection. This study was conducted to assess the sero burden of Toxoplasma gondii infection
and identify associated risk factors among HIV infected individuals in Armed Forces Referral and Teaching Hospital,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to May 2016. After getting an informed .. View more»