Congenital toxoplasmosis in Austria: Prenatal screening for prevention is cost-saving.

• Main Authors: Andrea-Romana Prusa (Author), David C Kasper (Author), Larry Sawers (Author), Evelyn Walter (Author), Michael Hayde (Author), Eileen Stillwaggon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Primary infection of Toxoplasma gondii during pregnancy can be transmitted to the unborn child and may have serious consequences, including retinochoroiditis, hydrocephaly, cerebral calcifications, encephalitis, splenomegaly, hearing loss, blindness, and death. Austria, a country with moderate serop...