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Investigation of Specific IgG-Secreting Cells in Congenital Toxoplasmosis: The TOXODIAG Study. [PDF]

J Clin Lab Anal
This study addressed the difficulty of establishing a postnatal biological diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis, particularly in the absence of toxoplasmosis monitoring during pregnancy, as is the case in many countries. Our work presents an ELISPOT (Enzyme‐Linked Immunospot) method adapted for the detection of B lymphocytes primed to produce IgG ...
Migot-Nabias F, Beldjoudi N, Bailly K, Andrieu M, Surenaud M, Gbedande K, Couffignal C, Mandelbrot L, Yera H, Houzé S, Dambrun M, TOXODIAG Study Group.   +11 more
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Seroprevalence of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>, Rubella Virus, Cytomegalovirus, and Herpes Simplex Virus Among Children and Women in Bhutan's National Referral Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

Public Health Chall
Congenital infections caused by Toxoplasma gondii, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus were assessed in 624 children and women at JDWNRH (2019–2022). HSV (83.8%) and CMV (82.7%) were most prevalent, whereas T. gondii was the lowest (14.7%).
Norbu K, Rabjay SW, Galey K, Dorji T, Chophel U, Wangmo J, Rai B, Dorjey Y, Tshokey T.   +8 more
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Congenital Toxoplasmosis With Atypical Neuroimaging: Hydrocephalus and Bilateral Chorioretinitis Without Intracranial Calcifications [PDF]

Case Reports in Radiology
We report a rare case of congenital toxoplasmosis in a 2-month-old female infant from rural Nepal, born to a primigravida mother without prenatal care.
Saubhagya Dhakal, Pradeep Raj Regmi, Prajwal Dhakal, Binaya Adhikari, Shashi Shekhar Shingh, Basanta Sharma Paudel   +5 more
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Maternal and congenital toxoplasmosis in Mayotte: Prevalence, incidence and management.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundToxoplasmosis is an infection caused by an intracellular protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii. It is usually asymptomatic, but toxoplasmosis acquired during pregnancy can cause congenital toxoplasmosis, potentially resulting in fetal damage ...
Laure Kamus, Sophie Belec, Laurent Lambrecht, Soumeth Abasse, Sophie Olivier, Patrice Combe, Pierre-Emmanuel Bonnave, Christelle Vauloup-Fellous   +7 more
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Severe case of toxoplasmosis in a child (clinical observation)

Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2020
The article presents a case of congenital toxoplasmosis in a child. Constant features of congenital toxoplasmosis are liver disease, swollen lymph nodes, enlarged spleen, meningoencephalitis (with the subsequent development of calcifications, seizures ...
N.V. Pronko, Yu.P. Krasko
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One severe case of congenital toxoplasmosis in China with good response to azithromycin

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Most infants infected with Toxoplasma gondii are completely asymptomatic at birth, yet they may develop ocular and neurological sequelae in the first few months of life.
Jiao Li, Jing Zhao, Xiaoyan Yang, Yang Wen, Liang Huang, Dan Ma, Jing Shi   +6 more
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Congenital ocular toxoplasmosis with torpedo maculopathy and retinopathy of prematurity in a premature baby

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2021
Purpose: To report an unusual case of congenital bilateral abnormality due to coexisting ocular toxoplasmosis and retinopathy of prematurity. Observations: A prematurely born baby with bilateral retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) (one eye treated) was ...
Darakhshanda Khurram, Syed M. Ali, Quan Dong Nguyen, Igor Kozak   +3 more
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A First Report on Experience in Managing Infants with Congenital Toxoplasmosis in Ethiopia: Case Reports and a Review of Evaluation and Treatment

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background. Congenital toxoplasmosis is a major sequela of untreated primary maternal infection. With or without symptoms, untreated infections eventually lead to multiple neurologic complications. Despite the high Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in the
Tinsae Alemayehu, Selamawit Assefa, Solomie Jebessa Deribessa, Semienew Ambachew   +3 more
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Evaluation of the avidity test for the follow up on children treated for congenital toxoplasmosis during the first year of life

Iatreia, 2021
Objective: To determine the use of avidity testing in the follow up of patients diagnosed with congenital toxoplasmosis, through the observation of its behavior in time.
Jesús David Caro-Garzón, Clara Ángela Gómez-Henck , Tatiana Jaramillo-Giraldo , Jose Mateo Cifuentes-Botero, Jorge E. Gómez-Marín   +4 more
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aControl and Prevention of Toxoplasmosis in Iran: A Policy Brief [PDF]

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2023
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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