Vertical transmission of toxoplasmosis from a chronically infected immunocompetent woman

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 272-274

  Kodjikian, Laurent ^a,d   Hoigne, Irene ^c   Adam, Olivier ^c   Jacquier, Patrick ^b   Aebi Ochsner, Christine ^a   Aebi, Christoph ^a   Garweg, Justus G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Institute of Parasitology   (Switzerland)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (Switzerland)

^d CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic parasitic infection; Congenital toxoplasmosis; Reactivation; Reinfection; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 1542409268     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000115949.12206.69     Document Type: Article

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