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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2023; 83(12): 1431-1445
DOI: 10.1055/a-2111-7394
DOI: 10.1055/a-2111-7394
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Statement/Stellungnahme
Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Pregnancy – Recommendations of the Working Group on Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine (AGG – Section on Maternal Disorders)
Article in several languages: English | deutsch
Abstract
Aim The AGG (Working Group for Obstetrics and Prenatal Diagnostics, Section Maternal Diseases) has issued these recommendations to improve the detection and management of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnancy.
Methods Members of the Task Force developed the recommendations and statements presented here using recently published literature. The recommendations were adopted after a consensus process by members of the working group.
Recommendations This article focuses on the epidemiology and pathophysiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnancy and includes recommendations for maternal and fetal diagnosis, transmission prophylaxis, therapy, prevention, screening, and peripartum management.
Publication History
Received: 14 June 2023
Accepted after revision: 18 July 2023
Article published online:
18 September 2023
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