MEDICAL UPDATE: Prevalence of Toxoplasmosis

MEDICAL UPDATE: Prevalence of Toxoplasmosis

Being Alive; April 1992
presented by Mark Katz MD and reported by Jim Stoecker

Toxoplasmosis is another opportunistic infection seen in people with late stage AIDS. In a study of over four hundred people with AIDS, researchers found antibodies to toxoplasmosis in about 32%. This exposure rate is similar to that found in the general population; PWAs do not appear to have higher incidence of exposure to toxoplasmosis. Researchers estimate that the probability of those PWAs exposed developing toxoplasmosis is about 28%. These figures point up the importance of screening all HIV+ people for toxoplasmosis. For the estimated one-third with antibodies, prophylaxis should be considered. At this point, we do not have standardized prophylaxis for toxoplasmosis. Bactrim, azithromycin, pyrimethamine, and Burroughs-Wellcome's new 566C80 have all been mentioned as possible preventatives.
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