The role of toxoplasmosis in congenital disease in Malaysia.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1985 Mar; 16(1): 88-92
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-34199
ABSTRACT
Toxoplasmosis was found not to be an important cause of intrauterine infection in Malaysia as the rate of toxoplasma-specific IgM in 1,060 congenitally defective Malaysian children, 0 to 4 months old (0.4%) was lower than that in 405 normal children of the same age group (2.0%). A total of 8.2 intra-uterine toxoplasmic infections per 1,000 live births was detected of which one-third (2.7 per 1,000 live births) was overt, manifesting symptoms more of liver damage, than eye or brain damage. A comparison was made with the rates in U.S.A. and Europe. The role of toxoplasmosis in abortion needs to be studied.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Toxoplasma
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin M
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Infant, Newborn
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Toxoplasmosis, Congenital
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Hepatomegaly
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Infant
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Jaundice, Neonatal
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Malaysia
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1985
Type:
Article
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