title: Ocular toxoplasmosis in the United States: recent and remote infections.
abstract: We tested all samples from patients with ocular toxoplasmosis sent to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Toxoplasma Reference Laboratory from June 2004 through August 2010 for serologic evidence of recent Toxoplasma gondii infection. Of 205 patients aged 10-96 years, 11.7% had recent infection. Many people develop ocular disease soon after T. gondii infection.
authors.affiliation: Parasitic Diseases Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Toxoplasma Serology Laboratory.
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bonetti
authors.affiliation: Ocular Inflammatory Disease Center, Jules Stein Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: Gary N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.affiliation: Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Toxoplasma Serology Laboratory.
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Press
authors.affiliation: Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Sanislo
authors.affiliation: Northern California Retina Vitreous Associates, Mountain View.
authors.forename: Rahul N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Khurana
authors.affiliation: Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Toxoplasma Serology Laboratory Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, California.
authors.forename: Jose G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Montoya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan
keywords: Toxoplasma gondii; eye; ocular; toxoplasmosis