[Diagnosis of materno-fetal toxoplasmosis].
The antenatal diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis represents today an important application of molecular diagnostic methods such as PCR. Done directly in amniotic fluid, the PCR for T. gondii is able to detect in utero infected foetus with high probability. Doing so, it precludes to obtain foetal blood and to use more cumbersome and lengthy procedures such as inoculation to cell lines or to mice. Although it is use today in many centres, the molecular diagnosis of T. gondii by PCR is neither commercialized nor standardised. The objective of this report is to present the methodology used in our institution and to establish its degree of validation.
Institut de microbiologie, CHUV, Lausanne.
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Zufferey
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Togni
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Hohlfeld
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Bille
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Forestier
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D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis; D014125:Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*