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High heterogeneity, mixed infections and new genotypes in human congenital toxoplasmosis cases in the mega-metropolis of Central Mexico.
Acta tropica - 1 Feb 2018
Rico-Torres Claudia Patricia, Valenzuela-Moreno Luis Fernando, Luna-Pastén Héctor, Figueroa-Damián Ricardo, Gómez-Toscano Valeria, Hernández-Delgado Lorena, Escobedo-Torres Mónica Patricia, Correa Dolores
Abstract excerpt
Mexico presents high prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection, including the congenital form, but there are few data about the genetic diversity of the parasite, so we attempted parasite isolation and genotyping in nine mother/children pairs with congenital toxoplasmosis (CT), living in the Valley of Mexico, who were part of a 30 cases cohort that started 12 years ago. They were recruited through research...
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