The aetiology of ocular toxoplasmosis in Melbourne.
The biological mothers of 23 patients presenting with acute chorioretinal toxoplasmosis had sera screened for the presence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii. Twenty-two of the mothers (96%) had positive serology and one (4%) had negative serology. This is consistent with the hypothesis that most cases of ocular toxoplasmosis are congenital in origin, but indicates that some cases are due to acquired toxoplasmosis.
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Australia.
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AJ
Hall
M J
MJ
Renehan
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CA
Harper
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000276:immunology; D001315:Australia; D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000276:immunology*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D007074:Immunoglobulin G