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Toxoplasmosis is caused by infection with the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. Congenital
Toxoplasmosis is an infection resulting from the transplasental passage of the parasites from
infected mother to the fetus. An acute infection in pregnant women associated with a range of
outcomes from subclinical infection to intra uterine death.Early diagnosis is important to make
decision, therapy or abortion. At present, prosedur diagnostic of congenital toxoplasmosis uses
conventional methode especially serological test,but the conventional methode is time consuming,
and has high risk. PCR amniotic fluid is one methode to make dignostic of conegenital
toxoplasmosis. This is very sensitif and rapid (24 hours) and safer than serological tes of the
fetalblood.PCR can be done from 15 week after gestation.

Key word: congenital toxoplasmosis- PCR- amniotic fluid.

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