Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnancy

Toxoplasmosis is caused by an intracellular protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii, which has a wide geographical distribution. The main infection routes are ingestion of cysts from raw or badly-cooked meat, ingestion of oocysts from substrates contaminated with the feces of infected felines and congenital tr...

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Main Authors: Fabiana Maria Ruiz Lopes, Daniela Dib Gonçalves, Regina Mitsuka-Breganó, Roberta Lemos Freire, Italmar Teodorico Navarro
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=S1413-86702007000500011&lng=en&tlng=en