Table 2.
Correlation of T. gondii seroprevalence and types of surgery
| Type of surgery in cases | Cases | Controls | Cases vs controls* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. tested | Prevalence of T. gondii infection | No. tested | Prevalence of T. gondii infection | ||||
| No. | % | No. | % | P value | |||
| Appendectomy | 44 | 3 | 6.8 | 44 | 2 | 4.5 | 1.00 |
| Braquioplasty | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
| Cesarean section | 167 | 9 | 5.4 | 167 | 10 | 6.0 | 0.81 |
| Cholecystectomy | 41 | 4 | 9.8 | 41 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.35 |
| Cyst removal | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | 11.1 | 1.00 |
| Fat removal | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Hernia repair | 15 | 2 | 13.3 | 15 | 1 | 6.7 | 1.00 |
| Hysterectomy | 22 | 5 | 22.7 | 22 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.18 |
| Knee arthroscopy | 11 | 1 | 14.3 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
| Mammoplasty | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
| Maxillofacial surgery | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Nephrectomy | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Osteoplasty | 17 | 1 | 5.9 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
| Periodontal surgery | 69 | 4 | 5.8 | 69 | 3 | 4.3 | 1.00 |
| Phlebectomy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Refractive eye surgery | 11 | 1 | 9.1 | 11 | 1 | 9.1 | 1.00 |
| Rhinoplasty | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Salpingectomy | 57 | 0 | 0.0 | 57 | 5 | 8.8 | 0.05 |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1.00 |
| Tissue removal | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Tonsillectomy | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Uterine curettage | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | – |