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]
Affiliations
- 1 The Children's Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw.
- 2 Department of Pediatrics, Specialist Hospital in Warsaw.
- 3 Department of Medical Parasitology, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene in Warsaw.
- 4 Second Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Center of Medical Education in Warsaw.
- 5 Department of Children's Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw.
- 6 Department and Clinic of Tropical and Parasitic Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences.
- 7 Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Bialystok.
- 8 Department of Ophthalmology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw.
- 9 Department of Newborns' Infectious Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences.
- 10 Department of Neurology, Epileptology and Pediatric Rehabilitation, The Children's Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw.
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
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Antibodies, Protozoan / blood
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Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
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Early Diagnosis
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Female
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin M / blood
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Infant, Newborn
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control*
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Male
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Poland
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Postnatal Care / methods
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / diagnosis
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Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / therapy*
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Prenatal Care / methods
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Prenatal Diagnosis / methods
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Toxoplasmosis / diagnosis
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Toxoplasmosis / therapy*
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Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / prevention & control*
Substances
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Antibodies, Protozoan
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Antiprotozoal Agents
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Immunoglobulin M