Karczewski Grzegorz, Gołab Elzbieta
Grupa Lux Med, Narodowego Instytutu Zdrowia Publicznego- Państwowego Zakładu Higieny w Warszawie.
Przegl Epidemiol. 2011;65(3):451-4.
Congenital toxoplasmosis results from the primary infection with Toxoplasma gondii during the pregnancy. The more advanced pregnancy the higher risk of foetus infection, however the symptoms might be mild or the infection can be asymptomatic. However, undiagnosed infection in a new born baby results in further development of the disease in early childhood reflecting in sight and hearing impairment, neurological symptoms or mental retardation. Systematic and frequent serologic tests performed during the pregnancy can lead to the early diagnosis of primary infection and help to implement the treatment which slows down the disease progression in children with intrauterine infection. It also reduces the costs of long-term medical care required for the significantly disabled patients.
先天性弓形虫病是由孕期初次感染弓形虫引起的。孕期越往后，胎儿感染的风险越高，不过症状可能较轻或感染可能无症状。然而，新生儿未被诊断出的感染会导致疾病在幼儿期进一步发展，表现为视力和听力障碍、神经症状或智力迟钝。孕期进行系统且频繁的血清学检测可实现原发性感染的早期诊断，并有助于实施治疗，减缓宫内感染患儿疾病的进展。这也降低了严重残疾患者所需的长期医疗护理成本。
