da Silva Laura Berriel, de Oliveira Raquel de Vasconcelos Carvalhaes, da Silva Marizete Pereira, Bueno Wendy Fernandes, Amendoeira Maria Regina Reis, de Souza Neves Elizabeth
Laboratório de Doenças Febris Agudas, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Fiocruz, Avenida Brasil 4365, 21040-360 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2011;2011:750484. doi: 10.1155/2011/750484. Epub 2011 May 18.
Congenital toxoplasmosis is a potentially severe infection and its prevention is most often based on serological screening in pregnant women. Many cases could be prevented by simple precautions during pregnancy. Aiming to assess the knowledge about toxoplasmosis among professionals working in antenatal care in a high prevalent region, a questionnaire was administered to 118 obstetric nurses and physicians attending at primary care units and hospitals. The questionnaire was self-completed and included questions on diagnosis, clinical issues, and prevention. Only 44% of total answers were corrected. Lower scores were observed among those with over 10 years of graduation, working in primary care units, and nurses. Errors were mainly observed in questions of prevention and diagnosis. As congenital toxoplasmosis is a mother-to-child (MTC) transmitted disease, early diagnosis and treatment can prevent serious and irreversible fetal damage. Thus, doctors and nurses who provide prenatal care must be appropriately trained on prophylactic, diagnostic, and clinical aspects of toxoplasmosis. The authors suggest that measures should be taken for continuing education regarding toxoplasmosis in pregnancy.
先天性弓形虫病是一种潜在的严重感染性疾病，其预防措施通常主要基于对孕妇进行血清学筛查。孕期采取简单的预防措施可预防许多病例。为了评估在高流行地区从事产前护理工作的专业人员对弓形虫病的了解情况，对在基层医疗单位和医院工作的118名产科护士和医生进行了问卷调查。问卷由被调查者自行填写，包括有关诊断、临床问题及预防方面的问题。总回答中只有44%正确。毕业超过10年、在基层医疗单位工作的人员以及护士得分较低。错误主要出现在预防和诊断问题上。由于先天性弓形虫病是母婴传播疾病，早期诊断和治疗可预防严重且不可逆的胎儿损伤。因此，提供产前护理的医生和护士必须接受有关弓形虫病预防、诊断和临床方面的适当培训。作者建议应采取措施对孕期弓形虫病的继续教育。
