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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2018

Symptomatic Acute Toxoplasmosis in Returning Travelers.

Andrés F Henao-Martínez, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Alan G Palestine, Jose G Montoya

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Microorganisms · 2021
    Article
  6. Toxoplasmosis Outbreak Associated With Toxoplasma gondii-Contaminated Venison-High Attack Rate, Unusual Clinical Presentation, and Atypical Genotype.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2021
    Article
  7. AcuteOpen forum infectious diseases · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Andrés F Henao-MartínezDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
Carlos Franco-ParedesDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
Alan G PalestineDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
Jose G MontoyaDivision of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a family who acquired acute toxoplasmosis after a trip to Central America. One member developed severe clinical manifestations including bilateral chorioretinitis, hepatitis, and myocarditis requiring therapy. Symptomatic acute toxoplasmosis is unusual and possesses a diagnostic challenge. We discuss the clinical and epidemiological implications, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment plan.

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chorioretinitishepatitismyocarditistoxoplasmosistravel

Identifiers

PMID29644250
PMCPMC5887475

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