Toxoplasmosis in Pregnancy: Diagnosis, Risk Factors, and Management

Authors

  • Mohamed Abdelgadir Shaaeldin Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bahri, Khartoum ,Sudan
  • Sumeya A. Khieri Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bahri, Khartoum ,Sudan
  • Khalid Nasralla Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buriadah, Saudi Arabia
  • Zaheera Saadia
  • Mohamed Alkhatim Alsammani Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bahri, Khartoum ,Sudan Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buriadah, Saudi Arabia Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qassim University, College of Medicine, Buriadah, KSA, P.OBox:665. Buraidah, 51452, KSA, cell phone +966568525808

Keywords:

Toxoplasmosis, pregnancy, diagnosis, prevention, mass screening, treatment.

Abstract

Toxoplasma gondiiis an opportunistic parasitic protozoan infection. Toxoplasmosis is the most common food-borne infection throughout the world. In pregnancy, fetal complications range from abortion, physically-disabled children to fetal demise. This review examined risk factors diagnosis and treatment of Toxoplasma gondii during pregnancy pregnant.Pregnant women contract the infection through contaminated food, unpasteurized milk and proximity with infected animals most commonly cats. Recent evident have demonstrated the benefit of screening and treatment for toxoplasmosis duringperiod of pregnancyby decreasing vertical transmission of the Toxoplasma gondiiparasite to the growing fetus. There are several ways for pregnant women to protect themselves from contracting the disease during pregnancy. In this review, we discussed diagnosis, prevention, and management of toxoplasmosis during pregnancy.

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Shaaeldin, M. A., A. Khieri, S., Nasralla, K., Saadia, Z., & Alsammani, M. A. (2018). Toxoplasmosis in Pregnancy: Diagnosis, Risk Factors, and Management. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 37(3), 205–211. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/8812

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