Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in people newly diagnosed with HIV in Poland: implications for neurotoxoplasmosis risk assessment

Key Points

• This research aims to assess the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in individuals newly diagnosed with HIV in Poland.
• Analyzed seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii IgG and IgM antibodies in newly registered HIV clients.
• Correlated demographic and risk factors with positive antibody results.
• 30.6% of participants tested positive for Toxoplasma gondii IgG antibodies.
• Only one participant tested positive for IgM antibodies.
• Identified factors associated with positive IgG include female sex, older age, and intravenous drug use.