GuidelineEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology1996
Classification system and case definitions of Toxoplasma gondii infection in immunocompetent pregnant women and their congenitally infected offspring. European Research Network on Congenital Toxoplasmosis.
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- [Use of antiparasitic drugs in the prevention of congenital toxoplasmosis: systematic review and meta-analysis].Medecine tropicale et sante internationale · 2025Pooled it
- Prenatal education for congenital toxoplasmosis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Treatments for toxoplasmosis in pregnancy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2000Pooled it
- Treatment of congenital toxoplasmosis with pyrimethamine combined with sulfadiazine in a Chinese neonate: a case report.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Multicenter performance evaluation of the "quanty TOXO (RH region)" kit (Clonit) for molecular diagnosis of toxoplasmosis.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2025Article
- Molecular diagnosis of human toxoplasmosis: the state of the art.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2024Review
- Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy on the placenta and fetus.Seminars in perinatology · 2024Review
- Multicenter evaluation of theJournal of clinical microbiology · 2024Article
- Congenital toxoplasmosis and audiological outcome: from a case series to a suggestion of patient-based schedule.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Specific antibody titer decay in neonates prenatally exposed to Toxoplasma gondii and their mothers.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2022Article
- Congenital Toxoplasmosis: The State of the Art.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- Evaluation of the impact of the first evidence-based guidelines for congenital toxoplasmosis in Armenia (Quindío) Colombia: An observational retrospective analysis.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2021Article
- Assessment of an In-House Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and IgG Avidity Test Based on SAG1 and GRA7 Proteins for Discriminating between Acute and Chronic Toxoplasmosis in Humans.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2021Article
- Classification system and case definition for SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women, fetuses, and neonates.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2020Article
- Toxoplasmosis in Germany.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2019Review
- Maternal and Congenital Toxoplasmosis: Diagnosis and Treatment Recommendations of a French Multidisciplinary Working Group.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Enzyme-Linked Aptamer Assay (ELAA) for Detection ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2019Article
- Development, optimization, and validation of an in-house Dot-ELISA rapid test based on SAG1 and GRA7 proteins for serological detection ofInfection and drug resistance · 2019Article
- Management of suspected primary Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women in Norway: twenty years of experience of amniocentesis in a low-prevalence population.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Article
- The impact of socioeconomic factors on the efficiency of voluntary toxoplasmosis screening during pregnancy: a population-based study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2016Article
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Abstract
Classification systems and case definitions provide the foundations upon which clinical and epidemiological studies are based. The European Research Network on Congenital Toxoplasmosis acknowledged the lack of such a system or definitions within its field of interest and established a working group to address the issue. Congenital Toxoplasma gondii infection was defined as occurring in four separate patient groups: pregnant women, fetuses, infants, and individuals > 1 year of age. The likelihood of Toxoplasma gondii infection was separated into five mutually exclusive categories: definite, probable, possible, unlikely, and not infected. Inclusion within a specific category is dependent upon the case definition, which is in turn derived from criteria based on serological, parasitological, and clinical information. Notes are included within the classification not only to clarify the definitions, but also to improve the reliability and quality of diagnosis. The goal is to construct a system that encompasses all aspects of congenital toxoplasmosis, which is applicable to different countries and health services, suitable for large epidemiological studies, aids the diagnosis and management of individual cases, and lends itself to computerisation.
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