Frequency of the Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and is endemic in much of Latin America. With increased globalisation and immigration, it is a risk in any country, partly through congenital transmission. The frequency of congenital
Buekens, Pierre+4 more
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Follow-up of Toxoplasmosis during Pregnancy: Ten-Year Experience in a University Hospital in Southern Brazil [PDF]
Objective To describe a population of pregnant women diagnosed with toxoplasmosis and their respective newborns, describing the hospital protocol for treatment and follow-up.
Amanda Andrade Diesel+5 more
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Background: Nonimmune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) due to congenital chylothorax (CC) is rare and is usually associated with high mortality. Chylothorax complicated with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is extremely rare and the management becomes ...
Yash Jain+3 more
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Significant familial differences in the frequency of abortion and Toxoplasma gondii infection within a flock of Charollais sheep [PDF]
A study was carried out to investigate the frequencies of abortion and congenital Toxoplasma gondii infection within 27 families (765 individuals) of a pedigree Charollais sheep flock maintained on a working farm in Worcestershire, UK, since 1992 ...
Duncanson, P+6 more
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Genotype distribution, viral load and clinical characteristics of infants with postnatal or congenital cytomegalovirus infection. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:Congenital cytomegalovirus infection is a leading cause of long-term sequelae. Cytomegalovirus is also frequently transmitted to preterm infants postnatally, but these infections are mostly asymptomatic.
Joppe Nijman+6 more
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Ganciclovir penetrates into the cerebrospinal fluid of an infant with congenital cytomegalovirus infection [PDF]
Currently, there is no evidence whether ganciclovir, or its oral prodrug valganciclovir, penetrates into the cerebrospinal fluid of human infants treated for congenital cytomegalovirus infection.
Bizzarri, Bianca+6 more
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High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on sheep farms provides evidence of vertical transmission in ovine hosts [PDF]
Recent research suggests that vertical transmission may play an important role in sustaining Toxoplasma gondii infection in some species. We report here that congenital transmission occurs at consistently high levels in pedigree Charollais and outbred ...
Duncanson, P+6 more
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The modern view of congenital Сytomegalovirus infection
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection (CMVI) ranks first among congenital infections, making contribution significantly to the variety of congenital defects formation.
N. V. Kholodnova+3 more
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Cytomegalovirus and its role in congenital infection: A narrative-review study [PDF]
Introduction: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a major cause of congenital infection worldwide. HCMV seroprevalence is higher in Asian regions than in European societies.
Negar Mirsalehi+5 more
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Background Chronological changes of the incidence of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and the longitudinal prognosis in children with asymptomatic congenital infection were investigated.
Fujikawa Tomoko, Numazaki Kei
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