Vertical transmission of toxoplasmosis from a chronically infected immunocompetent woman.
We report the vertical transmission of congenital toxoplasmosis from a chronically infected immunocompetent woman to her child. On the background of published knowledge in this field, vertical transmission must have developed after maternal reinfection or reactivation of the preexisting disease.
Kodjikian
Laurent
L
Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Hoigne
Irene
I
Adam
Olivier
O
Jacquier
Patrick
P
Aebi-Ochsner
Christine
C
Aebi
Christoph
C
Garweg
Justus G
JG
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000635:transmission*