Children with IPD should undergo immunological investigations, particularly those aged >2 years, as PIDs may be discovered in up to 26% of cases.

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The placenta examination by polymerase chain reaction and mouse inoculation increased the sensitivity of the diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis at birth from 60% (use of serologic techniques on the newborn's blood only) to 75% (both serologic techniques and placental analysis). The specificity of Toxoplasma gondii detection in the placenta was 94.7%.