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

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. We briefly review available literature and discuss the possible mechanisms of transmission of congenital toxoplasmosis among...

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Main Authors: Maria Letícia Santos Cruz, Claudete Araújo Cardoso, Mariza C. Saavedra, Eliane dos Santos, Tatiana Melino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000600017&lng=en&tlng=en