Introducción: La toxoplasmosis causada por el Toxoplasma gondii se transmite a los humanos de manera transplacentaria, entre otras. Se estima que infecta a un tercio de la población mundial y está asociado con infección congénita y abortos. Solo son sintomáticos del 10 al 20% de los casos.
Beltrán Flores, Santiago +2 more
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aControl and Prevention of Toxoplasmosis in Iran: A Policy Brief [PDF]
Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is the cause of toxoplasmosis, an infection with worldwide distribution. Considering the burden of congenital toxoplasmosis, opportunistic toxoplasmosis infection in immunocompromised patients, and the increasing of these ...
Mahbobeh Montazeri, Ahmad Daryani
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Incidence of symptomatic toxoplasma eye disease: aetiology and public health implications. [PDF]
Ocular disease is the commonest disabling consequence of toxoplasma infection. Incidence and lifetime risk of ocular symptoms were determined by ascertaining affected patients in a population-based, active reporting study involving ophthalmologists ...
Dunn, DT +8 more
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CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS IN CLINICIAN’S PRACTICE
Toxoplasmosis is an important health problem. Congenital toxoplasmosis occurs when the fetus in utero gets infected with Toxoplasma. The permanent signs of congenital toxoplasmosis include damage of the liver, enlarged lymph nodes and spleen ...
Pronko N. V.
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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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Congenital Toxoplasmosis [PDF]
Toxoplasmosis is caused by infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It is one of the most common parasitic infections in humans and is most typically asymptomatic. However, primary infection in a pregnant woman can cause severe and disabling disease in the developing fetus.
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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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Introduction: There is a paucity of data on the occurrence of congenital toxoplasmosis in children born to mothers dually infected with HIV and Toxoplasma gondii.
Flávia Alves Campos +5 more
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Possible role of TORCH agents in congenital malformations in Gorgan, northern Islamic Republic of Iran [PDF]
This descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out to explore the frequency of contamination with TORCH agents in neonates with congenital malformations in a referral centre in Gorgan city, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Ghaemi, E. +2 more
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Congenital toxoplasmosis in a Portuguese tertiary hospital – report of 4 cases
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis, a zoonosis with a worldwide distribution. Congenital toxoplasmosis occurs when a pregnant woman becomes infected during the gestation or when there is reactivation in an ...
Ana Luísa Pinhal +4 more
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