From: Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among children with autism
 | ASD group (no. = 50) | Control group (no. = 50) | u/χ 2 | p value | ||
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 | No. | % | No. | % |  |  |
Seroprevalence of Anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgG infection | Â | Â | Â | Â | 10.78 | 0.005 |
Positive | 16 | 32 | 4 | 8 | ||
Equivocal | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||
Negative | 31 | 62 | 45 | 90 | ||
Optical density of seropositive IgG cases | Â | Â | 0.32 | 0.75 | ||
Mean ± SD | 0.1343 ± 0.016 | 0.1375 ± 0.026 | ||||
Median | 0.132 | 0.136 | ||||
Range | 0.11—0.164 | 0.113—0.166 |