Abstract
Over a 12-month period, 3959 pregnant women were systematically tested with the Sabin-Feldman dye test in order to assess the incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis in Slovenia. The results suggest that this is approximately 3/1000 live births. This relatively high incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis in Slovenia may make the costing of preventive screening programmes justifiable.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Antibodies, Protozoan / blood
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Female
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Humans
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Incidence
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Infant, Newborn
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Mass Screening
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / drug therapy
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology*
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Toxoplasma / immunology
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Toxoplasmosis / diagnosis
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Toxoplasmosis / drug therapy
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Toxoplasmosis / epidemiology*
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Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / epidemiology*
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Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / prevention & control
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Yugoslavia / epidemiology