Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: a clinical, diagnostic, and epidemiological study in a referral hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: a clinical, diagnostic, and epidemiological study in a referral hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Toxoplasmosis in pregnant women can cause significant morbidity and mortality in the fetus, which may be mitigated by early diagnosis and treatment. Social factors have also been related to the risk of developing the congenital form of toxoplasmosis, since some of these factors interfere directly in...

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Main Authors: Bianca Balzano De La Fuente Villar, Elizabeth de Souza Neves, Virginia Clare Louro, Juliana Frazão Lessa, Danielle Nascimento Rocha, Leonardo Henrique Ferreira Gomes, Saint Clair Gomes Junior, José Paulo Pereira, Junior, Maria Elisabeth Lopes Moreira, Letícia da Cunha Guida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Toxoplasmosis
Prenatal care
Therapeutics
Polymerase chain reaction
Congenital
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S141386702030146X

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