Interní Med. 2005; 7(3): 120-122

Toxoplasmosis

MUDr. Ladislav Machala1, RNDr. Petr Kodym CSc2, MUDr. Rudolf Černý CSc3
1 Infekční klinika FN Na Bulovce, Praha
2 Národní referenční laboratoř pro antibiotika, Centrum epidemiologie a mikrobiologie, Státní zdravotní ústav, Praha
3 Neurologická klinika 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha

Toxoplasmosis is a very frequent parasitic infection which in immunocompetent persons causes an asymptomatic lifelong infection; serious disease can be caused only under special conditions like vertical transmission from mother to child during pregnancy or reactivation of latent infection in persons with immunodeficiency.

Keywords: Key words: toxoplasmosis, ecguired, congenital, ocular, therapy, prevention.

Published: January 1, 2006  Show citation

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