Congenital toxoplasmosis infection in an infant born to an HIV-1-infected mother

Braz J Infect Dis. 2007 Dec;11(6):610-1.

Congenital toxoplasmosis infection in an infant born to an HIV-1-infected mother

Cruz ML, Cardoso CA, Saavedra MC, Santos ED, Melino T.

Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital dos Servidores do Estado, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

We report the occurrence of congenital toxoplasmosis in an infant born to an HIV infected mother who had high anti-toxoplasma IgG and negative IgM at nine weeks of gestation. We briefly review available literature and discuss the possible mechanisms of transmission of congenital toxoplasmosis among HIV infected pregnant women.

PMID: 18327477 [PubMed - in process]