Abstract：
:Toxoplasmosis is an anthropozoonotic disease endemic world-wide, caused by the apicomplexan Toxoplasma gondii. Although the course of infection is generally benign, it can cause significant morbidity and mortality in the developing fetus and in immunocompromised individuals. Biological diagnosis classically relies upon serology and direct detection of the parasite by inoculation to laboratory animals. In the past decade, the use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has made a significant improvement in both the prenatal diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis and the detection of acute disease in the immunocompromised patient. Nevertheless, like many 'in-house' PCR assays, the PCR-Toxoplasma suffers from lack of standardization and variable performance according to the laboratory. A wide variety of primers has been used in different assays, but few comparative tests have been performed. Moreover, in contrast to other parasitic diseases, PCR-Toxoplasma has not yet attained a sufficient level of sensitivity, regardless of the clinical condition considered. These drawbacks are discussed, together with the undoubted gain that PCR has brought to this difficult diagnosis.
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Trans R Soc Trop Med Hygauthors
Bastien Pdoi
10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90078-7subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2002-04-01 00:00:00pages
S205-15eissn
0035-9203issn
1878-3503journal_volume
96 Suppl 1pub_type
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pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2020-12-12 00:00:00
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journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0035-9203(82)90116-x
更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0035-9203(78)90121-9
更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A study was conducted in Mathias Hospital, Yeji, an area of Ghana, where snake bite cases are an important cause of morbidity and mortality, with a case fatality rate of 11% (8/72). Case management difficulties included uncertainty about the assessment of the severity of envenoming, the dosage of antivenom, and the re...
journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/S0035-9203(03)00065-8
更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00
