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Prophylaxis of human toxoplasmosis: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2017
Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by the intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, and is associated with clinically significant infection in immunocompromised individuals.
Weeratunga, P, Rodrigo, C ; https://orcid.org/, de Silva, NL, Rajapakse, S, Fernando, SD   +4 more
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Genetic Investigation in Fetal Growth Restriction: An Integrated Approach for Clinical Practice

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT International guidelines recommend genetic testing when fetal growth restriction (FGR) accompanies structural anomalies, but recommendations for apparently isolated FGR remain variable, particularly regarding gestational age thresholds and the role of exome sequencing (ES). Interpretation is difficult because studies define FGR inconsistently,
Eran Ashwal, David Chitayat
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular evidence of upper and lower respiratory infection due to Lophomonas in a post‐kidney transplantation patient

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
We report a case of lophomoniasis in a kidney post‐transplantation patient. The patient, 46‐year‐old man, had pneumonia, acute sinusitis, and tonsillitis on admission.
Mahdi Fakhar, Sepideh Safanavaei, Maryam Nakhaei, Samira Esmaeili, Elham Sadat Banimostafavi, Fatemeh Spahbodi, Ali Sharifpour   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological distribution of MRI‐based presumptive imaging diagnoses in a large general population of cats with suspected epileptic seizures

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The reported prevalence of feline idiopathic epilepsy (IE) and presumptive imaging diagnoses based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) varies depending on factors such as differences between primary care versus referral study populations.
Anna Knebel, Sebastian Meller, Julien Labruyère, Holger A. Volk   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between congenital toxoplasmosis and preterm birth, low birthweight and small for gestational age birth.

, 2005
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between congenital toxoplasmosis and preterm birth, low birthweight and small for gestational age birth. DESIGN: Multicentre prospective cohort study.
PETERSEN E, K. Freeman, Salt, A, FREEMAN K, Oakley, L, A. Pollak, Freeman, K, Semprini, AE, A.E. Semprini, Pollak, A, SEMPRINI AE, European Multicentre Study on Congenital Toxoplasmosis, POLLAK A, L. Oakley, W. Buffolano, Gilbert, R, E. Petersen, OAKLEY L, SALT A, Petersen, E, BUFFOLANO, WILMA, R. Gilbert, Buffolano, W, A. Salt, GILBERT RE   +24 more
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Experimental Protocol to Toxoplasma gondii Detection in Fresh Goat Milk

Journal of Parasitology Research
Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite with global distribution capable of infecting homeothermic animals. Transmission of protozoan to humans includes ingestion of water and raw food contaminated with sporulated oocysts, ingestion of raw or ...
Igor Falco Arruda, Patricia Riddell Millar, Mário Felipe Alvarez Balaro, Thamires Francisco Bonifácio, Raissa Cristina Ferreira Ramos, Maria Regina Reis Amendoeira   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

First report of Lophomonas infection in a patient with AML‐2 from Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf, southern Iran

Respirology Case Reports, 2022
Immunocompromised patients are frequently more susceptible to pathogens such as protozoa. For the first time, we report a case of pulmonary lophomoniasis in a known case of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML‐2) from Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf, southern Iran ...
Ali Sharifpour, Hossein Zarrinfar, Mahdi Fakhar, Zakaria Zakariaei, Mostafa Soleymani, Elham Sadat Banimostafavi, Maryam Nakhaei   +6 more
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Disease of South American camelids in England and Wales: Analysis of diagnoses from Animal and Plant Health Agency laboratory submissions between 2012 and 2021

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background South American camelids (SACs) have become increasingly popular in the UK. Consequently, knowledge among veterinary practitioners about diseases in these non‐native species has improved, although gaps remain. The remit of this study was to identify common diseases of SACs based on Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) surveillance ...
Sonja Jeckel, Carissa Xian Chow, David Jorge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multicenter performance evaluation of the “quanty TOXO (RH region)” kit (Clonit) for molecular diagnosis of toxoplasmosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
The diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis or disseminated toxoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients nowadays relies on molecular tools, in particular real-time PCR.
Céline Nourrisson, Emmanuelle Varlet, Juliette Guitard, Hélène Guegan, Cécile Nabet, Jean Menotti, Hervé Pelloux, Marie-Pierre Brenier-Pinchart, Yvon Sterkers   +8 more
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Cavitary pulmonary lesions following emerging lophomoniasis: A novel perspective

Respirology Case Reports, 2022
In this article, we report a patient referred to the clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Sari, Mazandaran, northern Iran, with a 3‐month complaint of chronic cough and weight loss. According to the chest computed tomography scan, a cavity was detected in
Amirmasoud Taheri, Mahdi Fakhar, Ali Sharifpour, Elham Sadat Banimostafavi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source