Congenital toxoplasmosis transmitted by human immunodeficiency-virus infected women

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-189

  de Azevedo, Kátia Martins Lopes ^a   Sétubal, Sérgio ^a   Lopes, Vania Gloria Silami ^a   Camacho, Luiz Antônio Bastos ^b   de Oliveira, Solange Artimos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO ANTÔNIO PEDRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; Congenital toxoplasmosis; Human immunodeficiency virus; Prevention

Indexed keywords

FOLINIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE; ZIDOVUDINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHORIORETINITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL STRABISMUS; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FEVER; FLANK PAIN; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PLEOCYTOSIS; PYURIA; SEROLOGY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS LOAD; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL; TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL;

EID: 77954779452     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1413-8670(10)70036-2     Document Type: Article

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