INTRODUCTION Approximately a third of the population worldwide is chronically infected with Toxoplasma gondii. Pyrimethamine-based regimens are recommended for the treatment of toxoplasmosis. OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate the safety profile of pyrimethamine-based treatment for the three main Toxoplasma manifestations: toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE), ocular toxoplasmosis, and congenital tox...

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic infection with public health importance. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence toxoplasmosis and its risk factors among pregnant women consulted at Bamenda Regional Hospital.

There is no consensus about the use of corticosteroids for the treatment of ocular toxoplasmosis. In clinical practice, corticosteroids are usually given in combination with antiparasitic drugs to reduce the inflammatory reaction during active chorioretinitis and to minimise tissue damage. Specifically, in the case of pericentral location, this presumed eVect might help to retain central visual...

introduction: acute toxoplasmosis is more critical in immunocompromised patients with cancer. the present study was conducted to investigate the anti-toxoplasma gondi antibodies and assess the toxoplasmosis risk in women with breast masses in western of iran in 2012. this research was done as a case-control study on women who referred to the treatment centers in cities of kermanshah and ilam in...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the immunoglobulin (Ig) G avidity of serological toxoplasmosis testing in patients with ocular inflammation and to determine the clinical manifestations of ocular toxoplasmosis. METHODS A retrospective review of all patients presenting with ocular inflammation to the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia between 2005 and 20...

There is no consensus about the use of corticosteroids for the treatment of ocular toxoplasmosis. In clinical practice, corticosteroids are usually given in combination with antiparasitic drugs to reduce the inflammatory reaction during active chorioretinitis and to minimise tissue damage. Specifically, in the case of pericentral location, this presumed eVect might help to retain central visual...

INTRODUCTION Toxoplasmosis is a parasitary disease that presents high rates of gestational and congenital infection worldwide being therefore considered a public health problem and a neglected disease. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of toxoplasmosis amongst pregnant women and vertical transmission of Toxoplasma gondii in their newborns attended in the Basic Units of Health (BUH) from t...