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Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy: confounding effects on serological screening for toxoplasmosis during pregnancy
H Pelloux1, H Fricker-Hidalgo, G Brochier
1Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU A Michallon, 38043 Grenoble Cedex, France. Herve.Pelloux@ufj-grenoble.fr
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|September 17, 1999
Abstract:
The serological diagnosis of toxoplasmic infection during pregnancy is intended to prevent congenital infection of the fetus. However, in the context of recurrent pregnancy loss intravenous immunoglobulin therapy can create a biological trap for the interpretation of serological results, with potentially serious consequences for the outcome of the pregnancy.