Toxoplasmosis Test: What To Think About
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What To Think About
- If your baby has the IgG antibody, he or she is not infected. If your baby has the IgM antibody, he or she does have toxoplasmosis.
- Your newborn baby may be given a TORCH test at the same time as a toxoplasmosis test. TORCH stands for Toxoplasmosis, Other, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and Herpes. The TORCH test checks to see if your baby has any of these infections.
- For more information on toxoplasmosis disease in pregnancy, see the topic Toxoplasmosis During Pregnancy.
- The toxoplasmosis polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test checks your amniotic fluid to see if toxoplasmosis is present. This test may be more accurate than other tests in finding an infection in your unborn baby.
| Last updated: | June 27, 2007 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine, Gregory A L Davies, MD, FRCSC, FACOG - Maternal-Fetal Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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