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Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Prevents Maternal Death, but Contributes to Poor Fetal Outcome During Congenital Toxoplasmosis

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that plays important roles in physiology, pathology, immunology and parasitology, including the control of infection by protozoa parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii.
A. O. Gomes, B. Barbosa, P. S. Franco, Mayara Ribeiro, R. J. Silva, P. S. G. Gois, K. Almeida, M. Angeloni, A. S. Castro, P. M. Guirelli, J. V. Cândido, J. E. L. Chica, N. M. Silva, T. Mineo, J. Mineo, E. Ferro   +15 more
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Ranking the Risks: The 10 Pathogen-Food Combinations With the Greatest Burden on Public Health [PDF]

, 2011
Examines food-borne pathogens with the highest disease burdens and the top ten foods most commonly contaminated by them, such as salmonella in poultry, toxoplasma in pork, and listeria in deli meats.
J. Glenn Morris, Jr., Michael B. Batz, Sandra Hoffmann   +2 more
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Hemorragia submacular secundária à toxoplasmose congênita [PDF]

, 2014
We report the case of a patient with congenital toxoplasmosis and submacular hemorrhage caused by a neovascular membrane who underwent an intravitreal injection of C3F8 and bevacizumab, and had a good visual recovery.Relatamos o caso de uma paciente com ...
Costa, Ana Luiza Fontes De Azevedo, Martins, Thiago Gonçalves Dos Santos, Moncada, Francisco Javier Solano, Motta, Mário Martins Dos Santos   +3 more
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The disease burden of congenital toxoplasmosis in Denmark, 2014

PLoS ONE, 2017
Background Congenital toxoplasmosis (CT) causes a substantial disease burden worldwide. The aim of this study was to estimate the disease burden of CT in Denmark, a developed country with free public healthcare and nationwide data available.
Janna Nissen, P. Jokelainen, C. R. Stensvold, C. Trevisan, J. Fuchs, K. Burgdorf, H. Nielsen, S. Pires   +7 more
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Ocular toxoplasmosis: an update and review of the literature [PDF]

, 2009
Ocular toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of posterior uveitis worldwide. The infection can be acquired congenitally or postnatally and ocular lesions may present during or years after the acute infection occur.
Belfort, Rubens Junior, Belfort, Rubens Neto, Burnier Júnior, Miguel Noel Nascente, Commodaro, Alessandra Gonçalves, Muccioli, Cristina, Rizzo, Luiz Vicente, Silveira, Claudio Alberto Magalhaes   +6 more
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Study of brainstem auditory evoked potentials in early diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2018
Introduction Congenital toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease with high prevalence in tropical countries. It is characterized by neurological, ophthalmological and auditory sequelae.
Aline Almeida Fontes, S. Carvalho, Gláucia Manzan Queiroz de Andrade, E. Carellos, R. Romanelli, L. Resende   +5 more
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Maternal and Congenital Toxoplasmosis, Currently Available and Novel Therapies in Horizon

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014
Over one billion people worldwide are predicted to harbor Toxoplasma infection frequently with unknown lifelong health consequences. Toxoplasmosis is an important cause of foodborne, inflammatory illnesses, as well as congenital abnormalities. Ubiquitous
Helieh S Oz
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Linajes de Trypanosoma cruzi en pacientes con enfermedad de Chagas y coinfección por VIH [PDF]

, 2009
Introducción. Las poblaciones naturales de T. cruzi han sido clasificadas en seis linajes filogenéticos o unidades de tipificación discreta: T. cruzi I, IIa, IIb, IIc, IId y IIe, que pueden jugar un rol en el tropismo tisular y patogénesis de la ...
Altcheh, Jaime Marcelo, Begher, Sandra, Bisio, Margarita María Catalina, Burgos, Juan Miguel, Cura, Carolina Inés, Duffy, Tomás, Freilij, Hector León, Giganti, Salvador Óscar, Levin, Mariano Jorge, Scapellato, Pablo Gustavo, Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel, Schreck, Ricardo   +11 more
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Clinical manifestation and prognosis of active ocular toxoplasmosis in Iran [PDF]

, 2012
Toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of posterior uveitis in the world. This study described the clinical characteristics and visual outcome of 193 patients with ocular toxoplasmosis at Feiz Hospital (Isfahan, Iran) during the last six years.
Kianersi, Farzan., Naderi Beni, Afsaneh., Naderi Beni, Zahra.   +2 more
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IgG and IgM western blot assay for diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2010
The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of western blot (WB) analysis as a diagnostic tool for congenital toxoplasmosis in 215 newborn infants.
Anderson S Machado, Gláucia MQ Andrade, José N Januário, Matheus D Fernandes, Ana Carolina AV Carneiro, Mariângela Carneiro, Ericka VM Carellos, Roberta MC Romanelli, Daniel V Vasconcelos-Santos, Ricardo WA Vitor   +9 more
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