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. 2014 Mar 7;9(3):e90880. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090880

Table 2. Clinical presentations and laboratory diagnoses of 30 acute Toxoplasma gondii diseases cases.

n (%)
Clinical presentation
Flu-like symptoms 20 (66.7)
 Lymphadenopathy 20 (66.7)
 Fever 3 (10.0)
 Chest tightness 1 (3.3)§
Ocular diseases 3 (10.0)
Central nervous system diseases* 4 (13.3)
Congenital infection 1 (3.3)
Other (previous abortion) 2 (6.7)
Laboratory diagnosis
Positive IgM and low IgG-avidity 25 (83.3)
PCR 5 (16.7)
 Blood 5 (16.7)
 CSF 2 (6.7)

A total of 5 tested cases were PCR positive, and among them, 2 cases.

were identified with T. gondii-specific DNA both in the peripheral blood and the cerebrospinal fluid.

*Of the 4 central nervous system disease cases, 3 were HIV-infected patients and one refused to receive HIV testing.

Of the 3 ocular disease cases, 1 was an HIV-infected patient, 1 was an HIV–negative patient, and one refused to have an HIV examination.

§

An HIV-infected patient developed flu-like symptoms.