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Prematurity and severity are associated with Toxoplasma gondii alleles (NCCCTS, 1981-2009).
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Jun 2012
McLeod Rima, Boyer Kenneth M, Lee Daniel, Mui Ernest, Wroblewski Kristen, Karrison Theodore, Noble A Gwendolyn, Withers Shawn, Swisher Charles N, Heydemann Peter T, Sautter Mari, Babiarz Jane, Rabiah Peter, Meier Paul, Grigg Michael E
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BACKGROUND: Congenital toxoplasmosis is a severe, life-altering disease in the United States. A recently developed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) distinguishes Toxoplasma gondii parasite types (II and not exclusively II [NE-II]) by detecting antibodies in human sera that recognize allelic peptide motifs of distinct parasite types. METHODS: ELISA determined parasite serotype for 193 congenitally...
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