Toxoplasmosis pathogens cannot be completely eradicated from infected hosts.
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Toxoplasma gondii forms persistent tissue cysts and latent stages inside infected hosts that cannot be completely eradicated by current medical treatments or immune responses.
Evidence for · 4
Treatment of Toxoplasmosis: Historical Perspective, Animal Models, and Current Clinical Practice.
2018 · cited by 362
Current clinical regimens are unable to eliminate the latent stage of Toxoplasma gondii infection.
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The Bradyzoite: A Key Developmental Stage for the Persistence and Pathogenesis of Toxoplasmosis.
2020 · cited by 95
The parasite persists as dormant bradyzoites that are not eliminated by existing medical treatments.
Diseases Caused by and Behaviors Associated with <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Infection.
2024 · cited by 15
No current treatment regimens are curative for chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection.
Selective host autophagy is induced during the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii infection controlling amino acid levels
2024 · cited by 8
Existing treatments and immune responses fail to entirely eliminate the chronic persisting forms of the parasite.