Toxoplasma gondi PDF
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Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University
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Toxoplasma gondi is a type of protozoa that can cause fever and is transmitted by undercooked meat and cat excrement. Diagnosis depends on the time of infection and the immune status of the patient. Laboratory tests include microscopic examination of specimen and immunoglobulin detection.
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Toxoplasma gondi: It's another type of protozoa that can cause fever and it transmited by under cooked meat and cats. Diagnosis: Clinically It depends upon the me of infec on and the immune status of the infected pa ents. - low grade fever, pneumoni s, hepatosplenomegaly in neonatal periods -...
Toxoplasma gondi: It's another type of protozoa that can cause fever and it transmited by under cooked meat and cats. Diagnosis: Clinically It depends upon the me of infec on and the immune status of the infected pa ents. - low grade fever, pneumoni s, hepatosplenomegaly in neonatal periods - low to mild fever, headache, chills in immunocompetent pa ents - may be severe fever and CNS disturbance in immunocompromised pa ents laboratory Microscopic examina on of specimen -immunoglobulins detec on by: -dye test -Frenkel test PCR treatment: Spiramycin during pregnancy pyrimethamine Clindamycin in AIDS pa ents preven on: Safe disposable of cat excreta proper freezing and cooking of meat
