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==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==
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+Fever and muscle hyperaesthesia commonly begin to
+respond within the first two to three days of clindamycin
+or trimethoprim-sulphonamide administration; ocular
+and CNS toxoplasmosis respond more slowly to therapy.
+If fever or muscle hyperaesthesia are not lessening after
+three days of treatment, an alternate anti-Toxoplasma
+drug should be administered or other causes for the clinical
+syndrome considered. It is unlikely that currently
+available anti-Toxoplasma drugs can completely eliminate
+the organism and so recurrences are common -
+particularly in cats treated for less than four weeks.
+Cats with fever or muscle hyperaesthesia generally
+have a good prognosis. Cats with ocular or CNS toxoplasmosis
+have a guarded prognosis. The prognosis is poor for
+cats with hepatic or pulmonary disease caused by organism
+replication, particularly immunocompromised cats.
+
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