Table 3.
Correlation of T. gondii seroprevalence and organ, tissue or anatomical region of surgery
| Organ, tissue or region operated 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 | |||
| Abdominal cavity | 22 | 2 | 9.1 | 22 | 1 | 4.5 | 1.00 |
| Appendix | 43 | 3 | 7.0 | 43 | 2 | 4.7 | 1.00 |
| Arm | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
| Blood vessels | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Bones | 16 | 1 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
| Breast | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
| Eyes | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 1.00 |
| Fallopian tubes | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 58 | 5 | 8.6 | 0.05 |
| Fingers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Gallbladder | 41 | 4 | 9.8 | 41 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.35 |
| Intestine | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Joint | 9 | 1 | 11.1 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
| Kidney | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Maxillary | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Nose | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Ovary | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 1.00 |
| Retina | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
| Teeth | 70 | 4 | 5.7 | 70 | 3 | 4.3 | 1.00 |
| Tonsils | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Uterus | 188 | 13 | 6.9 | 188 | 11 | 5.9 | 0.67 |
*Matched by age and sex.