Seroprevalence of antibodies for toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, syphilis and HIV among pregnant women in Sergipe [PDF]
, 2009 Averiguou-se a soroprevalência para HIV, sífilis, toxoplasmose, citomegalovirose e rubéola em gestantes de Sergipe, nordeste do Brasil, verificando-se a associação com idade e procedência.
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Seroprevalence of human toxoplasmosis [PDF]
, 1996 A comparative study of the prevalence of infection by Toxoplasma gondii in Southern Spain in different population groups was carried out using serological markers. The presence of IgG antitoxoplasma antibodies was investigated in serum samples of several
Gutiérrez Fernández, José +2 more
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Identification of Stage-Specific Antigens of Toxoplasma Gondii. [PDF]
, 1989 An immunologic evaluation of the surface antigens of the three major life-cycle stages of Toxoplasma gondii was performed. Mouse antisera were raised against these stages, which included the oocyst-sporozoite (feline-excreted stage), bradyzoite (chronic ...
Kasper, Lloyd H
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Toxoplasma-IgM and IgG-avidity in single samples from areas with a high infection rate can determine the risk of mother-to-child transmission [PDF]
, 2006 Anti-Toxoplasma IgG-avidity was determined in 168 serum samples from IgG- and IgM-positive pregnant women at various times during pregnancy, in order to evaluate the predictive value for risk of mother-to-child transmission in a single sample, taking the
D'Azevedo, Pedro Alves +2 more
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A ‘brain tumor’ in an intravenous drug abuser
International Journal of General Medicine, 2009 Kathir YoganathanABM University Trust, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UKAbstract: A male intravenous drug abuser who was infected with hepatitis B and C, presented with a slowly progressive hemiplegia.
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Interaction of the legionnaires' disease bacterium (Legionella pneumophila) with human phagocytes... [PDF]
, 1981 In an accompanying paper (13), we reported that human polymorphonuclear leukocytes kill only a limited proportion (0.5 log) of an inoculum of Legionella pneumophila (Philadelphia 1 strain) in the presence of human anti-L.
Horwitz, Marcus A. +1 more
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Anti-Toxoplasma gondii Antibody Levels in Blood Supply of Shiraz Blood Transfusion Institute, Iran
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2014 Background: The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in the blood donors has been poorly studied. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of acute and chronic toxoplasmosis in blood products. Methods: A total of 250 blood products (112
Minoo Shaddel +2 more
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Seroprevalence and preliminary treatment of toxoplasmosis of pregnant goats in Kalubyia Gobernatore, Egypt [PDF]
, 2018 Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease that commonly infects goat in Egypt. For its diagnosis, sera form 48 pregnant does were tested for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies through indirect haemagglutination test (IHAT) and modified agglutination test (MAT ...
Abdel-Mageed, Afaf Desoky +2 more
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Comparative evaluation of three commercial Toxoplasma-specific IgG antibody avidity tests and significance in different clinical settings [PDF]
, 2009 Determination of the avidity of specific IgG antibodies has become a generally accepted diagnostic aid for dating Toxoplasma infection. In this study, the Labsystems, VIDAS and EUROIMMUN Toxoplasma IgG avidity assays were compared on a series of 133 ...
Bobić, Branko +6 more
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The relationship of Heat Shock Protein-70(HSP-70) and toxoplasmosis among women with abortion [PDF]
, 2014 :Toxoplasmosis is a wide spread disease in our society, moreover it plays an important role in causation of abortion in pregnant women. The present study was carried out to evaluate the role of Heat Shock Protein-70(HSP-70) in the immune response against
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