Incidence of toxoplasma retinochoroiditis

doi:10.1136/bmj.311.7006.691c

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D O Ho-Yen,
A W L Joss,
L Dargie

Consultant microbiologist Grade C scientist Medical laboratory scientific officer Scottish Toxoplasma Reference Laboratory, Raigmore Hospital NHS Trust, Inverness IV2 3UJ

EDITOR,—R E Gilbert and colleagues offered a new insight into the incidence of toxoplasma retinochoroiditis, but raised some doubts.1 The fascination is that the results are different from previous reports,2 which has implications for the management of toxoplasma infection in pregnancy.

The study methods should be carefully examined. Ophthalmologists were required to notify cases of toxoplasma retinochoroiditis to the researchers. Ophthalmologists are busy people and the help of none was …