Table 4.
Correlation of T. gondii seroprevalence and surgical specialties
| Specialty that attended cases | Cases | Control | Cases vs controla | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. tested | Prevalence of T. gondii infection | No. tested | Prevalence of T. gondii infection | ||||
| No. | % | No. | % | P value | |||
| Angiology | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| General surgery | 105 | 9 | 8.6 | 105 | 4 | 3.8 | 0.15 |
| Plastic surgery | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 1.00 |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 236 | 14 | 5.9 | 236 | 16 | 6.8 | 0.70 |
| Thoracic surgery | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Odontology | 73 | 4 | 5.5 | 73 | 3 | 4.1 | 1.00 |
| Ophthalmology | 12 | 1 | 8.3 | 12 | 1 | 8.3 | 1.00 |
| Orthopedic surgery | 35 | 4 | 11.4 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.11 |
| Otorhinolaryngology | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Urology | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – |
aMatched by age and sex.