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Toxoplasma gondii

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The ability to diagnose congenital toxoplasmosis has been hampered by both the lack of a readily available means of isolating the causative organism Toxoplasma gondii and the apparent inability of many commercially available serological assays to detect Toxoplasma-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) M or IgA in congenitally infected infants because of inadequate sensitivity. This chapter concisely reviews the current state of the art of diagnosing congenital Toxoplasma infection and reviews present guidelines for making this diagnosis both pre- and postnatally.

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Chaparro, A., Mitchell, C.D. (2006). Toxoplasma gondii . In: Hutto, C. (eds) Congenital and Perinatal Infections. Infectious Disease. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-965-6:245

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