[Congenital toxoplasmosis: pediatric approach. Consensus report of the Swiss infectious disease pediatricians].
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.
Vaudaux
B
B
Service de pédiatrie, CHUV, Lausanne.
Rudin
C
C
Kind
C
C
Schaad
U B
UB
Gnehm
H E
HE
Nadal
D
D
Suter
S
S
Calame
A
A
Hohlfeld
P
P
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*
D003049:Coccidiostats
Toxoplasmose congénitale: prise en charge pédiatrique. Texte de consensus des pédiatres infectiologues suisses.