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Aust N Z J Ophthalmol
; 21(1): 29-30, 1993 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8494636
RESUMO
The biological mothers of 23 patients presenting with acute chorioretinal toxoplasmosis had sera screened for the presence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii. Twenty-two of the mothers (96%) had positive serology and one (4%) had negative serology. This is consistent with the hypothesis that most cases of ocular toxoplasmosis are congenital in origin, but indicates that some cases are due to acquired toxoplasmosis.