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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 104, No. 2, 2009, pp. 305-311
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Bioline Code: oc09049
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 104, No. 2, 2009, pp. 305-311
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Treatment for Congenital Toxoplasmosis: Finding Out What Works
Gilbert, Ruth
Abstract
Evidence for the effectiveness of prenatal or postnatal treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis will be critical
to guide policy about prenatal and neonatal screening over the next 10 years, let alone the next 100. Randomised
controlled trials are needed to address questions about treatment effectiveness, although cohort studies are also
needed to provide information on prognosis, especially disability. Nowhere are such studies needed more than in
South America where congenital toxoplasmosis is a major public health problem.
Keywords
congenital toxoplasmosis - treatment - policy
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