ABSTRACT
A survey network for congenital toxoplasmosis (TOXO-NET) was set up in December 1996 in Piedmont (Italy). Participants were asked to classify the infections in pregnant mothers and newborns by the criteria of the European Network on Congenital Toxoplasmosis published by Lebech in 1996. Because the IgG Avidity test is largely employed as a 2nd level test in toxoplasmosis diagnosis and it could be helpful to date infection, the co-ordinators of TOXO-NET suggested including it in the "case definition" of "probable" infection and "unlikely" infection. 117 cases of toxoplasmosis in pregnancy divided into the risk categories under Lebech's criteria were re-examined using the "new" case definitions. 77 out of 117 (65.8%) Toxoplasma gondii infections during pregnancy could be defined with only one serum sample using the IgG Avidity test. The IgG Avidity test proved a useful method to classify the Toxoplasma gondii infections in pregnancy, especially when we had only one serum sample.
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Antibodies, Protozoan/immunology , Antibody Affinity , Immunoglobulin G/immunology , Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/diagnosis , Toxoplasma/immunology , Toxoplasmosis/diagnosis , Animals , Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/parasitology , Reagent Kits, Diagnostic , Toxoplasmosis/parasitologyABSTRACT
We report a further case of peritonitis due to Trichosporon inkin in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Peritonitis caused by Trichosporon species is reviewed.
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Mycoses/diagnosis , Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory/adverse effects , Peritonitis/microbiology , Trichosporon , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Os autores descrevem a epidemiologia das infecções causadas por Klebsiella sp num hospital universitário. Algumas características da biologia, patogenia e perfil de sensibilidade são também comentadas.
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Humans , Bacterial Infections , Cross Infection , Klebsiella , Klebsiella Infections , PrevalenceABSTRACT
We report a case of acute primary cutaneous infection of traumatic origin caused by Nocardia asteroides, appeared as cellulitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Diagnosis was established by direct examination and cultures from aspirate specimens. The clinical forms of Nocardia infections that affect the skin, reported in Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay, are discussed.