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Uninfected infants had undetectable IgG in the absence of anti\u2010toxoplasma treatment.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\u2003<\/jats:bold> Of 593 PCR results, 64 were positive (57 confirmed infected), and 529 were negative (23 confirmed infected). The likelihood ratio for a positive PCR result decreased significantly with trimester at seroconversion, but did not change significantly for a negative result. Weak associations were detected between sensitivity and, inversely, with specificity, and gestational age at maternal seroconversion. There was no significant association between sensitivity and centre, type or duration of treatment, or timing of amniocentesis. Specificity differed significantly between centres (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). The change in pre\u2010 to post\u2010test probability of infection was maximal for a positive PCR after first trimester seroconversion, affecting 1% of women tested, and a negative PCR after third trimester seroconversion, affecting half the women tested.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions\u2003<\/jats:bold> Prediction of the risk of congenital toxoplasmosis should combine estimates of test accuracy and maternal\u2013fetal transmission, which take account of the gestational age at which the mother seroconverted. 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