title: Recommended management of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women and their children.
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.
authors.affiliation: The Children's Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw.
authors.forename: Bogumiła
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Milewska-Bobula
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Specialist Hospital in Warsaw.
authors.forename: Bożena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lipka
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Parasitology, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene in Warsaw.
authors.forename: Elżbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gołąb
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Center of Medical Education in Warsaw.
authors.forename: Romuald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dębski
authors.affiliation: Department of Children's Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marczyńska
authors.affiliation: Department and Clinic of Tropical and Parasitic Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Bialystok.
authors.forename: Anatol
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panasiuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seroczyńska
authors.affiliation: Department of Newborns' Infectious Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mazela
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Epileptology and Pediatric Rehabilitation, The Children's Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw.
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dunin-Wąsowicz
mesh_terms: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014125:Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D007075:Immunoglobulin M