Toxoplasmosis in at-risk groups of patients

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985904%3A_____%2F16%3A00469018" target="_blank" >RIV/67985904:_____/16:00469018 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00064211:_____/16:N0000042

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MRM.0000000000000057" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MRM.0000000000000057</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MRM.0000000000000057" target="_blank" >10.1097/MRM.0000000000000057</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Toxoplasmosis in at-risk groups of patients

Original language description

Toxoplasmosis, one of the most common parasitic zoonoses worldwide caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, is found all over the world, and can affect any warm-blooded animal, including humans, although the primary host is the cat. Disease transmission occurs from eating undercooked lamb, beef or pork, ingestion of soil, drinking contaminated water, those undergoing blood transfusion or organ transplantation, transplacental transfer from mother to foetus and during careless handling of cat litter. The highest prevalence (about 55%) in Europe is seen in France and Greece. Toxoplasmosis is usually asymptomatic or is characterized by mild flu-like symptoms in healthy people. Pregnant women and immunosuppressed patients (HIV/AIDS patients) may develop serious health problems. Symptomatic patients usually suffer from malaise, headache, low-grade fever and cervical lymphadenopathy, but in severe cases, there can be manifestations such as encephalitis, myocarditis or hepatitis. In immunosuppressed patients testing positive for the parasite, there is risk of reactivation of infection. In these persons, it is recommended that biological specimens are examined using PCR or histological staining; in a case of central nervous system infection, detection of parasite DNA in brain biopsies using molecular biological methods. Toxoplasmosis acquired during pregnancy means high risk of damage for the foetus. It is necessary to determine whether the infection was received before or after pregnancy began. Paediatric toxoplasmosis can either be congenital or postnatally acquired; although little is known about postnatally acquired toxoplasmosis, congenital toxoplasmosis can be the consequence of transplacental haematogenous infection of the foetus during primary infection of the pregnant woman.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EE - Microbiology, virology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/ED2.1.00%2F03.0124" target="_blank" >ED2.1.00/03.0124: ExAM Experimental Animal Models</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Reviews in Medical Microbiology

ISSN

0954-139X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

27

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

13-19

UT code for WoS article

000385532200003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84952775476