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Performance of Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis of the Amniotic Fluid of Pregnant Women for Diagnosis of Congenital Toxoplasmosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Introduction Congenital infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii can cause serious damage that can be diagnosed in utero or at birth, although most infants are asymptomatic at birth.
Christianne Terra de Oliveira Azevedo   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prospective study of pregnants and babies with risk of congenital toxoplasmosis in municipal district of Rio Grande do Sul [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
This study followed up 2,126 pregnant women cared for at SUS day-care clinics (Public Health Insurance System) of the northwest of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Amendoeira, Maria Regina R.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Evaluation of the Western blotting method for the diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis.

open access: yesJornal de Pediatria, 2016
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the Western blotting method for the detection of IgG anti-Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) (IgG-WB) in the serum of children with suspected congenital toxoplasmosis.
J. Capobiango   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence of acute toxoplasmosis infection among 41,112 pregnant women and the mother-to-child transmission rate in a public hospital in South Brazil

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009
Untreated acute toxoplasmosis among pregnant women can lead to serious sequelae among newborns, including neurological impairment and blindness. In Brazil, the risk of congenital toxoplasmosis (CTox) has not been fully evaluated.
Ivana S Varella   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Congenital toxoplasmosis infection in an infant born to an HIV-1-infected mother

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
We report the occurrence of congenital toxoplasmosis in an infant born to an HIV infected mother who had high anti-toxoplasma IgG and negative IgM at nine weeks of gestation.
Maria Letícia Santos Cruz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Macular scar secondary to congenital toxoplasmosis

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
A 8 years old girl suffers from strabismus since her first months of life. Her visual acuity was very low and could only see fingers moving in her left eye.
Sophia El Hamichi, Abdelbarre Oubaaz
doaj   +1 more source

Prevention of congenital toxoplasmosis in the Netherlands [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
In this thesis the results of a large-scale study of preventive measures against toxoplasma infections in pregnant women are reported. Literature on Toxoplasma gondii, toxoplasma infections and toxoplasmosis is discussed in chapter 1.
Conyn-van Spaendock, M.A.E. (Marina)
core   +1 more source

Seroepidemiologic evaluation of anti-toxoplasma antibodies among women in North of Iran

open access: yes, 2007
This study is a cross sectional and descriptive study. Sample population was the women referred for marriage consultation to Gorgan Marriage Consultation Center in 2004.
Marjani, A., Saeedi, M., Veghari, G.R.
core   +1 more source

HLA-DQA1/B1 alleles as putative susceptibility markers in congenital toxoplasmosis

open access: yesVirulence, 2016
Host and parasite genotypes are among the factors associated with congenital toxoplasmosis pathogenesis. As HLA class II molecules play a key role in the immune system regulation, the aim of this study was to investigate whether HLA-DQA1/B1 alleles are ...
P. T. Shimokawa   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma infection of women in child-bearing ages in Chaharmahal va Bakhtiyari province, Iran [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Introduction: Infection of pregnant women with Toxoplasma gondii during pregnancy may cause congenital toxoplasmosis in embryo and a number of serious and even persistent complications in newborns.
Kheiri, Soleiman.   +2 more
core  

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