Twenty-two years screening for toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: Liege-Belgium.
Between 1966 and 1987, in Liége--Belgium, 20,901 pregnant women were screened for toxoplasmosis. In this period an increase in seronegative women from 30% to 53% and a decrease in the seroconversion rate from 6.4% to 1.2% was observed. This decrease could be the result of advice and prophylactic measures. Due to the low rate of seroconversion (actually less than 1%), the cost/effectiveness of a systematic screening and fetal diagnosis should be investigated.
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Liege, Belgium.
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Rene
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D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014125:Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / Q000517:prevention & control*