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Table 2 Summary of the three clinical cases from newborns diagnosed with congenital toxoplasmosis among the 289 puerperal women enrolled in the present study

From: Evaluation of colostrum as an alternative biological sample for the diagnosis of human congenital toxoplasmosis

Case number

Gestation month when mother was diagnosed with toxoplasmosis at prenatal care

Toxoplasmosis treatment during pregnancy

Cranial ultrasonography of neonate

Fundoscopy of neonate

Neonate serology for T. gondii

Serology when mother was at puerperal stage

IgG

IgM

Serum sample

Colostrum sample

       

IgG (EI)

IgM (EI)

IgA (EI)

IgG (EI)

IgM (EI)

IgA (EI)

1

5th

Yes

Dilatation of the lateral ventricles

Chorioretinitis

Pos

Pos

Pos (3.10)

Pos (3.59)

Pos (1.46)

Pos (7.32)

Pos (1.68)

Neg (0.58)

2

6th

Yes

Multiple cerebral calcifications

Chorioretinitis

Pos

Neg

Pos (4.76)

Pos (3.36)

Neg (1.01)

Pos (10.45)

Pos (3.11)

Neg (0.81)

3

Immunea

No

Normal

Chorioretinitis

Pos

Neg

Pos (4.82)

Pos (2.29)

Pos (2.77)

Pos (13.82)

Pos (1.24)

Pos (1.30)

  1. aDuring prenatal care the mother was diagnosed as immune to toxoplasmosis
  2. Pos Positive, Neg Negative, EI ELISA index