title: [Congenital toxoplasmosis: pediatric approach. Consensus report of the Swiss infectious disease pediatricians].
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.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHUV, Lausanne.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vaudaux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rudin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kind
authors.forename: U B
authors.initials: UB
authors.lastname: Schaad
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Gnehm
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nadal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suter
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calame
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hohlfeld
mesh_terms: D003049:Coccidiostats / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013557:Switzerland; D014125:Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D003049:Coccidiostats
vernacular_title: Toxoplasmose congénitale: prise en charge pédiatrique. Texte de consensus des pédiatres infectiologues suisses.