ACUTE TOXOPLASMOSIS IN A BREASTFED INFANT WITH POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION BY WATER

Toxoplasma gondii transmission via breastfeeding has been discussed; however, no cases have been confirmed to date. This article describes a case of acute toxoplasmosis diagnosed in a mother and her six-month-old breastfed infant. The study accounts for the possibility of breast milk transmission and directs both clinicians and pediatricians to the hypothesis that both patients acquired toxoplasmosis via water ingestion.

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Main Authors: CAPOBIANGO,Jaqueline Dario, MITSUKA-BREGANÓ,Regina, MONICA,Thais Cabral, FERREIRA,Fernanda Pinto, REICHE,Edna Maria Vissoci
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2015
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652015000600523
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