Radiological signs in newborns exposed to primary Toxoplasma infection in utero |
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Authors: | Kristina Virkola Maija Lappalainen Leena Valanne Marjaleena Koskiniemi |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital, University of Helsinki, Stenb?ckink 11, FIN-00290, Helsinki, Finland 2. Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland 3. Department of Radiology, Meilahti Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Abstract: | A total of 44 181 serum samples from 16 733 pregnant women were analyzed for findings suggesting primary Toxoplasma infection. Thirty-seven newborns exposed to maternal primary Toxoplasma infection in utero were studied prospectively with ultrasound, CT, and MRI for signs of intrauterine infection. Their mothers
had been treated during pregnancy, and all infants were treated. The children were assigned to three groups according to their
mothers' serological status, and the radiological results were compared with the clinical outcome. Although radiological signs
were scarce, ultrasound findings combined with maternal serology were found to be significantly related to clinical outcome.
Received: 19 October 1994 Accepted: 28 April 1996 |
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