Recommended management of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women and their children

Przegl Epidemiol. 2015;69(2):291-8, 403-10.
[Article in English, Polish]

Abstract

Aforesaid recommendations for the management of T.gondii infection, elaborated by the group of experts, are intended for physicians of various specialties in order to standardize and facilitate diagnostic and therapeutic management. Early diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis, both symptomatic and asymptomatic, in neonatal period, initiation of adequate treatment and long-term, multispecialist monitoring, including multi-organ rehabilitation of children may prevent or reduce the complications of congenital toxoplasmosis. Health education, whose role is often underestimated, should be targeted mainly on girls and women at reproductive age as to prevent from infection during pregnancy.

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Protozoan / blood
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control*
  • Male
  • Poland
  • Postnatal Care / methods
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / therapy*
  • Prenatal Care / methods
  • Prenatal Diagnosis / methods
  • Toxoplasmosis / diagnosis
  • Toxoplasmosis / therapy*
  • Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / prevention & control*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Protozoan
  • Antiprotozoal Agents
  • Immunoglobulin M