ACUTE TOXOPLASMOSIS IN A BREASTFED INFANT WITH POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION BY WATER

Toxoplasma gondii transmission via breastfeeding has been discussed; however, no cases have been confirmed to date. This article describes a case of acute toxoplasmosis diagnosed in a mother and her six-month-old breastfed infant. The study accounts for the possibility of breast milk transmission an...

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Published inRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Vol. 57; no. 6; pp. 523 - 526
Main Authors Capobiango, Jaqueline Dario, Mitsuka-Breganó, Regina, Monica, Thais Cabral, Ferreira, Fernanda Pinto, Reiche, Edna Maria Vissoci
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo 01.12.2015
Instituto de Medicina Tropical
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Subjects
Antibody Affinity
Brazil
Breast Feeding
Breastfeeding
Case Report
Disease transmission
Drinking Water - parasitology
Female
Humans
Infant
Infectious
Milk, Human - parasitology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Toxoplasma
Toxoplasma - isolation & purification
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis - transmission
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Waterborne Diseases - parasitology
Brazil
Toxoplasma
Disease transmission
Infectious
Breastfeeding
Toxoplasmosis
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Summary:Toxoplasma gondii transmission via breastfeeding has been discussed; however, no cases have been confirmed to date. This article describes a case of acute toxoplasmosis diagnosed in a mother and her six-month-old breastfed infant. The study accounts for the possibility of breast milk transmission and directs both clinicians and pediatricians to the hypothesis that both patients acquired toxoplasmosis via water ingestion.
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.
AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS JDC conceived and designed the study; performed data analysis and interpretation; and prepared the manuscript. EMVR performed data interpretation and manuscript revision. RMB, TCM and FE performed the laboratory tests. All the authors read and approved the final manuscript.
ISSN:0036-4665
1678-9946
1678-9946
0036-4665
DOI:10.1590/S0036-46652015000600012