Biological screening for congenital toxoplasmosis in newborns from Jataí, Goiás, Brazil: a cross-sectional study
Gabriela Katrinny Avelar Oliveira,
Stéfanne Rodrigues Rezende Ferreira,
Vanessa Oliveira Lopes de Moura
et al.
Abstract:Objective:
To conduct a serological screening for toxoplasmosis in the heel prick test and to evaluate its epidemiological aspects in newborns and postpartum women in Jataí, Goiás.
Method:
Cross-sectional epidemiological study for the biological screening of newborns in Jataí, Goiás.
Results:
The study participants amounted to 228 newborns, whose samples were collected between the third and seventh day of life. IgG antibodies against Toxoplas… Show more
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