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DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-923763
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Proposal of a Model for Prevention and Treatment of Congenital Toxoplasmosis
Vorschlag eines Modells für die Prävention und Behandlung von angeborener ToxoplasmosePublication History
Eingang Manuskript: 1.7.2005
Eingang revidiertes Manuskript: 5.9.2005
Akzeptiert: 13.9.2005
Publication Date:
11 May 2006 (online)

Zusammenfassung
Die richtige Vorgehensweise bei der Prävention und Behandlung angeborener Toxoplasmose ist immer noch umstritten, und es gibt noch keinen Konsens in Bezug auf pränatale Untersuchungen und diagnostische Tests. Tritt diese Infektion während einer Schwangerschaft auf, ist eine multidisziplinäre Herangehensweise erforderlich. Heutzutage werden akkurate diagnostische Tests sowie die landesweite Erhebung von epidemiologischen Daten zu dieser Infektion benötigt, um ein richtiges und Kosten sparendes Protokoll für Diagnose, Behandlung und Nachsorge zu entwickeln. Wir berichten hier über unsere Erfahrungen mit einem regionalen, multidisziplinären Modell für die pränatale Diagnose von Toxoplasmose. Das Modell wurde gemäß den Nationalen Richtlinien des Istituto Superiore di Sanitá (ISS) entwickelt.
Abstract
Prevention and treatment of congenital toxoplasmosis are still a matter of debate and there is no consensus about antenatal screening and diagnostic tests. The management of this infection during pregnancy requires a multidisciplinary approach. Nowadays, there is a need for accurate diagnostic tests and national epidemiologic data on this infection in order to establish a proper and cost-effective protocol for its diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. We report our experience of a regional model set up using a multidisciplinary approach for the prenatal diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis. The model was designed on the basis of the National Guidelines of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS).
Schlüsselwörter
Toxoplasmose - Schwangerschaft - kongenitale Toxoplasmose - Modell zur Prävention - Infektion
Key words
Toxoplasmosis - pregnancy - congenital toxoplasmosis - model for prevention - infection
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Dr. Marco Scioscia
Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche Generali e Specialistiche
Sezione A - Ostetricia e Ginecologia
Policlinico di Bari
Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11
70100 Bari
Italy
Email: m.scioscia@tin.it