ACUTE TOXOPLASMOSIS IN A BREASTFED INFANT WITH POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION BY WATER


Autoria(s): CAPOBIANGO,Jaqueline Dario; MITSUKA-BREGANÓ,Regina; MONICA,Thais Cabral; FERREIRA,Fernanda Pinto; REICHE,Edna Maria Vissoci
Data(s)

01/12/2015

Resumo

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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Identificador

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652015000600523

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto de Medicina Tropical

Fonte

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo v.57 n.6 2015

Palavras-Chave #Toxoplasma #Toxoplasmosis #Breastfeeding #Disease transmission #Infectious
Tipo

journal article