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Chapter 66 - Toxoplasmosis in Pregnancy

from Section 11 - Infectious Conditions in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2023

By
Amira El-Messidi
Edited by
Amira El-Messidi  and
Alan D. Cameron
Amira El-Messidi
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Alan D. Cameron
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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Summary

You are seeing a healthy 28-year-old primigravida for her second prenatal visit. She is currently at 14 weeks’ gestation and works at an accounting firm. All routine prenatal laboratory investigations as well as first-trimester fetal anatomy and aneuploidy screenings are unremarkable. Incidentally, she tells you her friend is away for the summer, leaving her to care for two cats.

Keywords

Toxoplasmosis, T. gondii, pregnancyPrevention, lifestyle interventionsMaternal serology, diagnosis, avidity testing,Congenital toxoplasmosis, fetal sonographyTetrad, neonatal toxoplasmosisFetal prophylaxisPerinatal risks, complications, fetal morbidity, adverse outcomeAntepartum management, counselingPreconception counselingTreatment, spiramycin, pyrimethamine, folinic acid, sulfadiazineObstetric delivery
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OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 843 - 850
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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