Acute Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Family Members in the United States

Contopoulos-Ioannidis, Despina G.; Maldonado, Yvonne; Montoya, Jose G.

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Acute Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Family Members in the United States

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Dec 2013
By Contopoulos-Ioannidis, Despina G. ; Maldonado, Yvonne ; Montoya, Jose G.

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Contopoulos-Ioannidis, Despina G. ; Maldonado, Yvonne ; Montoya, Jose G.
Description:

We investigated 32 families of persons with acute toxoplasmosis in which > or = 1 other family member was tested for Toxoplasma gondii infection; 18 (56%) families had > or = 1 additional family member with acute infection. Family members of persons with acute toxoplasmosis should be screened for infection, especially pregnant women and immunocompromised persons.
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Emerg Infect Dis. 19(12):1981-1984.
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

United States
Location:

North America
Volume:

19
Issue:

12
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/22249/cdc_22249_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 487.24 KB]
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:11aaa7b6944e87327fd127527e3a0fc656ccb8339064cbf843b1eeeadc863867

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