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Toxoplasmosis and pregnancy

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Low prevalence of the infection, high cost associated with testing, low sensitivity of screening tests, falsepositive
test results, and limitations of treatment effectiveness are all cited as reasons for not routinely screening
for T gondii infection in Canada. Currently, screening for the detection of T gondii is only performed in Nunavik and
other parts of northern Quebec owing to the high prevalence of infection in this region. Congenital toxoplasmosis
causes neurologic or ocular disease (leading to blindness), as well as cardiac and cerebral anomalies

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English

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Dexipenem
Anti Infectives

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Canadian Family Physician 2014 Vol 60

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