Acute Toxoplasma infection in pregnant women worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Main Authors: Ali Rostami (Author), Seyed Mohammad Riahi (Author), Despina G Contopoulos-Ioannidis (Author), H Ray Gamble (Author), Yadolah Fakhri (Author), Malihe Nourollahpour Shiadeh (Author), Masoud Foroutan (Author), Hamed Behniafar (Author), Ali Taghipour (Author), Yvonne A Maldonado (Author), Ali H Mokdad (Author), Robin B Gasser (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Acute Toxoplasma infection (ATI) during pregnancy, if left untreated, can cause severe adverse outcomes for the fetus and newborn. Here, we undertook a meta-analysis to estimate the worldwide prevalence of ATI in pregnant women. METHODS:We searched international databases for studies publ...