Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Toxoplasmosis: Validity of PCR Using Amniotic Fluid against Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Assay in Mothers

Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Toxoplasmosis: Validity of PCR Using Amniotic Fluid against Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Assay in Mothers

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Maternal infection with Toxoplasma gondii acquired during pregnancy may result in congenital infection of developing fetuses. Up to now, decision on informed therapeutic abortion of fetuses suspected of having T. gondii infection in Iran has been made based on serological findings in mothers. This m...

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Main Authors: M Assmar, F Yassaei, A Terhovanesian, AR Esmaeili, N Hassan, Z Farzanehnezhaad, SR Naddaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2004-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
Congenital toxoplasmosis
Prenatal diagnosis
PCR
IFA
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1920

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