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Congenital toxoplasmosis.
Congenital toxoplasmosis results from the transplacental transmission of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii after a maternal infection acquired in pregnancy. Prevalence of congenital infection ranges from 0.1 to 0.3 per 1000 live births. The maternal-fetal transmission rate increases with gestational age at maternal seroconversion, from less than 15% at 13 weeks of gestation to over 70% at 36 weeks...
متن کاملCongenital toxoplasmosis.
The history of toxoplasmosis began in 1923 with the F first published description of a human case, a congenitally infected baby. Toxoplasma gondii had been recognised 15 years earlier, but it was not until 1%96 that the life cycle of this protozoan parasite was understood, with the discovery that the definitive host : was any member of the cat family (fig 1).' 2 _ Despite extensive clinical and...
متن کامل[Congenital toxoplasmosis].
Since congenital toxoplasmosis was first recognized as a human infection 18 years ago, it has been found in many parts of the world, and, following the first report by Jacoby and Sagorin in 1948, over 50 cases have been recorded in the British literature. Only four of the reports from this country concern the findings in fatal cases (Cathie and Dudgeon, 1949; Valentine, 1952; Valentine, Lane, B...
متن کامل[Congenital toxoplasmosis treatment]
OBJECTIVES Congenital toxoplasmosis is a particular manifestation of Toxoplasma gondii infection, which may present as a mild or severe neonatal disease. This pathology remains a difficult challenge in terms of therapy for the pediatrician and gynecologist. In this article we have set ourselves the objective to provide an overview of the main aspects of the disease, with particular attention to...
متن کاملCongenital toxoplasmosis: a review.
Toxoplasmosis is caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. In the United States, approximately 85% of women of childbearing age are susceptible to acute infection with T. gondii. Acute infections in pregnant women may cause serious health problems when the organism is transmitted to the fetus (congenital toxoplasmosis), including mental retardation, seizures, blindness,...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current Pediatrics Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2167-4841
DOI: 10.1007/s40124-014-0055-7