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Acute Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Family Members in the United States EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES Contopoulos-Ioannidis, D. G., Maldonado, Y., Montoya, J. G. 2013; 19 (12): 1981-1984

Abstract

We investigated 32 families of persons with acute toxoplasmosis in which > or = 1 other family member was tested for Toxoplasma gondii infection; 18 (56%) families had > or = 1 additional family member with acute infection. Family members of persons with acute toxoplasmosis should be screened for infection, especially pregnant women and immunocompromised persons.

View details for DOI 10.3201/eid1912.121892

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View details for PubMedID 24274896

View details for PubMedCentralID PMC3840881