[Congenital toxoplasmosis: pediatric approach. Consensus report of the Swiss infectious disease pediatricians]

Schweiz Med Wochenschr Suppl. 1995:65:70S-81S.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The first part of this paper reviews: (1) the spectrum of clinical features of congenital toxoplasmosis; (2) the natural course of fetal infection; (3) the influence of antitoxoplasma therapy on the course of the disease; (4) methods for diagnosing the toxoplasma infection and assessing the severity of the disease; (5) currently used antitoxoplasma drugs and different therapeutic regimens. The second part suggests a practical approach to the problem of congenital toxoplasma infection, including diagnostic work-up, drug therapy, and follow-up. This practical approach is modulated according to the clinical syndrome in the infant and diagnostic and therapeutic considerations in the mother.

Publication types

  • Consensus Development Conference
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Coccidiostats / adverse effects
  • Coccidiostats / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Mass Screening*
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Diagnosis*
  • Switzerland
  • Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / diagnosis
  • Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / drug therapy
  • Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / prevention & control*

Substances

  • Coccidiostats