Anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in pregnant women and their newborn infants in the region of São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in pregnant women and their newborn infants in the region of São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Toxoplasmosis transmission during pregnancy can cause severe sequelae in fetuses and newborns. Maternal antibodies may be indicators of risk or immunity. The aim here was to evaluate seropositivity for anti-Toxoplasma gondii (anti-T. gondii) immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunogl...

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Main Authors: Cinara de Cássia Brandão de Mattos, Lígia Cosentino Junqueira Franco Spegiorin, Cristina da Silva Meira, Thaís da Costa Silva, Ana Iara da Costa Ferreira, Fabiana Nakashima, Vera Lúcia Pereira-Chioccola, Luiz Carlos de Mattos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
Serologic tests
Pregnancy, high-risk
Prenatal diagnosis
Neonatal screening
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