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Congenital toxoplasmosis and proposal of a new classification for the likelihood of primary maternal infection: analysis of 375 cases in Southeast Italy

Antonella VimercatiDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Neonatology and Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Bari Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Italy;
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Annarosa ChincoliDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Neonatology and Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Bari Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Italy;
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Alessandra Caterina de GennaroDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Neonatology and Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Bari Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Italy;
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Agata CalvarioDepartment of Microbiology & Virology, University of Bari Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Italy;
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Mariella AmendolaraDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Neonatology and Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Bari Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Giuseppe Del GaudioDepartment of Microbiology & Virology, University of Bari Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Italy;
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Nicola LaforgiaDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Neonatology and Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Bari Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Italy;
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Sergio CarbonaraClinic of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Bari Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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Pages 3746-3751 | Received 11 Nov 2018, Accepted 13 Feb 2019, Published online: 05 Mar 2019

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