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Toxoplasma infection in pregnant women: a current status in Songklanagarind hospital, southern Thailand

Andiappan H , Nissapatorn V 1 , Sawangjaroen N , Chemoh W , Lau YL , Kumar T Show all authors , Onichandran S , Suwanrath C , Chandeying V

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  • 1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. nissapat@gmail.com
Parasit Vectors, 2014;7:239.
PMID: 24886651 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-239

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis, being one of the TORCH's infections in pregnant women, is caused by Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite. This parasitic infection in pregnancy congenitally causes severe outcomes to their fetus and newborn. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and stages of Toxoplasma infection in pregnant women and its associated risks exposures.

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