Employing digital PCR for enhanced detection of perinatal Toxoplasma gondii infection: A cross-sectional surveillance and maternal-infant outcomes study in El Salvador.

• Main Authors: Mary K Lynn (Author), Marvin Stanley Rodriguez Aquino (Author), Pamela Michelle Cornejo Rivas (Author), Xiomara Miranda (Author), David F Torres-Romero (Author), Hanson Cowan (Author), Madeleine M Meyer (Author), Willber D Castro-Godoy (Author), Mufaro Kanyangarara (Author), Stella C W Self (Author), Berry A Campbell (Author), Melissa S Nolan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Toxoplasma gondii is a parasitic infection that can be transmitted in utero, resulting in fetal chorioretinitis and other long-term neurological outcomes. If diagnosed early, pregnancy-safe chemotherapeutics can prevent vertical transmission. Unfortunately, diagnosis of acute, primary infection amon...