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Description of an atypical Toxoplasma gondii isolate from a case of congenital toxoplasmosis in northeastern Brazil.
Parasitology research - 1 Aug 2020
de Melo Renata Pimentel Bandeira, Wanderley Flaviana Santos, Porto Wagnner José Nascimento, Pedrosa Camila de Morais, Hamilton Clare M, de Oliveira Maria Heloísa Gomes Silva, Ribeiro-Andrade Müller, Rêgo Renata Camila da Silva, Katzer Frank, Mota Rinaldo A
Abstract excerpt
We report a case of severe congenital toxoplasmosis that involved an atypical T. gondii genotype in a newborn baby from Alagoas state in Northeastern Brazil. A pregnant woman presented IgM and IgG anti-T. gondii antibodies, as detected by the chemiluminescence immunoassay on the second trimester of pregnancy. A mouse bioassay was performed using umbilical cord blood and one isolate was obtained. The isolate was...
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