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Isolation and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from placental tissues of pregnant women who received toxoplasmosis treatment during an outbreak in southern Brazil.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Minuzzi Camila E, Portella Luiza Pires, Bräunig Patricia, Sangioni Luis Antonio, Ludwig Aline, Ramos Luciane Silva, Pacheco Liliane, Silva Camila Ribeiro, Pacheco Flávia Caselli, Menegolla Ivone Andreatta, Farinha Lourdes Bonfleur, Kist Priscila Pauli, Breganó Regina Mitsuka, Nino Beatriz de Souza Lima, Cardoso Martins Felippe Danyel, Monica Thais Cabral, Ferreira Fernanda Pinto, Britto Isadora, Signori Ariana, Medici Kerlei Cristina, Freire Roberta Lemos, Garcia João Luis, Navarro Italmar Teodorico, Difante Cledison Marcio, Flores Vogel Fernanda Silveira
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan that has great genetic diversity and is prevalent worldwide. In 2018, an outbreak of toxoplasmosis occurred in Santa Maria, Brazil, which was considered the largest outbreak ever described in the world. This paper describes the isolation and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from the placenta of two pregnant women with acute toxoplasmosis who had live births and were...
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