title: Acute Toxoplasma gondii infection among family members in the United States.
abstract: We investigated 32 families of persons with acute toxoplasmosis in which > or = 1 other family member was tested for Toxoplasma gondii infection; 18 (56%) families had > or = 1 additional family member with acute infection. Family members of persons with acute toxoplasmosis should be screened for infection, especially pregnant women and immunocompromised persons.
authors.forename: Despina G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Contopoulos-Ioannidis
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.forename: Jose G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Montoya
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012703:Serotyping; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000145:classification; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Toxoplasma; Toxoplasma gondii; United States; acute Toxoplasma infection; acute toxoplasmosis; families; parasites; protozoa; toxoplasmosis