Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity and serointensity and cognitive function in adults

Shawn D Gale, Lance D Erickson, Evan L Thacker, Elizabeth L Mitchell, Bruce L Brown and Dawson W Hedges

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: Infecting approximately one-third of the world’s human population, Toxoplasma gondii has been associated with cognitive function. Here, we sought to further characterize the association between Toxoplasma gondii and cognitive function in a community sample of adults aged approximately 40 to70 years. Using adjusted linear regression models, we found associations of Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity with worse reasoning (b = -.192, p

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008733

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