Ocular sequelae of congenital toxoplasmosis in Brazil compared with Europe.

• Main Authors: Ruth E Gilbert (Author), Katherine Freeman (Author), Eleonor G Lago (Author), Lilian M G Bahia-Oliveira (Author), Hooi Kuan Tan (Author), Martine Wallon (Author), Wilma Buffolano (Author), Miles R Stanford (Author), Eskild Petersen (Author), European Multicentre Study on Congenital Toxoplasmosis (EMSCOT) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis appears to be more severe in Brazil, where it is a leading cause of blindness, than in Europe, but direct comparisons are lacking. Evidence is accumulating that more virulent genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii predominate in South America. METHODS:We compared pro...