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PMJ-Palestinian Medical Journal. 2005; 1 (1): 45-48
em Inglês
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-74370
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PMJ-Palestinian Medical Journal. 2005; 1 (2): 111-115
em Inglês
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-74387
RESUMO
Toxoplasmosis is a common zoonosis caused by infection with Toxoplasma gondii. Toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent adults is usually asymptomatic or self-limited. However, toxoplasmosis is associated with a significant morbidity in certain patient population. Those patients are immunocompromised patients, pregnant women, fetuses, and newborns. Furthermore, the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis in this group of patients is very critical and a challenge for physicians. Consultation with an infectious diseases specialist and microbiologist is recommended in these situations. In this review, there is a detailed discussion on the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis with a brief notes on treatment and prevention of toxoplasmosis