| The placenta: a main role in congenital toxoplasmosis? | |
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PMID: 22079164 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Systemic infections, such as toxoplasmosis, acquired during pregnancy can lead to placental infection and have profound effects on the mother-to-child relationship and the success of pregnancy. Placental permeability to Toxoplasma gondii is a main parameter that determines parasite transmission to the foetus, and the use of antibiotics to decrease placental parasite load and prevent congenital toxoplasmosis has been suggested for decades. Although parasitological examination of the placenta at birth is commonly used to diagnose neonatal congenital toxoplasmosis, this approach can be controversial. Here we argue in favour of placental examination for both diagnostic and epidemiological purposes. |
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Florence Robert-Gangneux; Jean-Benjamin Murat; Hélène Fricker-Hidalgo; Marie-Pierre Brenier-Pinchart; Jean-Pierre Gangneux; Hervé Pelloux |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-11 |
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Title: Trends in parasitology Volume: - ISSN: 1471-5007 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100966034 Medline TA: Trends Parasitol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France; EA4427-SERAIC, IRSET (Institut de Recherche en Santé Environnement Travail), Université Rennes 1, Rennes, France. |
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