Publications by authors named "Valerie Bonetti"

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  • Prenatal care services faced interruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting maternal health.
  • An analysis of congenital toxoplasmosis (CT) and acute toxoplasmosis cases during pregnancy from 2019 to 2022 showed an increase in CT cases compared to previous years (2000-2019).
  • The rise in yearly CT cases during the pandemic is statistically significant, indicating a need for ongoing monitoring.
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  • Studies on antibody responses from different COVID-19 vaccines are limited, but crucial for improving vaccine strategies like selection and dosage.
  • This research focuses on evaluating IgG antibody responses after vaccination with BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273, using data from healthcare professionals.
  • Results show that while both vaccines effectively induced antibody responses, mRNA-1273 produced significantly higher IgG levels at various time points compared to BNT162b2, suggesting potential differences in effectiveness based on vaccine brand.
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We tested all samples from patients with ocular toxoplasmosis sent to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Toxoplasma Reference Laboratory from June 2004 through August 2010 for serologic evidence of recent Toxoplasma gondii infection. Of 205 patients aged 10-96 years, 11.7% had recent infection.

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