Congenital toxoplasmosis: a prospective survey in Brussels

  1. W. FOULON1,*,
  2. A. NAESSENS2,
  3. M. VOLCKAERT1,
  4. S. LAUWERS2,
  5. J. J. AMY1

Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb04777.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 91, Issue 5, pages 419–423, May 1984

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FOULON, W., NAESSENS, A., VOLCKAERT, M., LAUWERS, S. and AMY, J. J. (1984), Congenital toxoplasmosis: a prospective survey in Brussels. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 91: 419–423. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb04777.x

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  1. 1

    Departments of Obstetrics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

  2. 2

    Microbiology, Akademisch Ziekenhuis, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

* W. Foulon, Department of Gynaecology, Andrology and Obstetrics, AZ-VUB, Laarbeeklaan 101, B-1090, Brussels, Belgium.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
  2. Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
  3. Received 8 August 1983 Accepted 5 January 1984

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A prospective survey of antenatal patients was made at a hospital in Brussels over the period 1979–1982 to assess the incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis. Of 2986 patients assessed, 1403 (47%) had no toxoplasma antibodies and were at risk. The susceptible population was assessed every 6 weeks and 20 of these women (1.4%) seroconverted during pregnancy. Ten of the seroconverters had a therapeutic abortion; of the remaining 10 two gave birth to congenitally infected infants. Of the 1583 (53%) patients with a positive serology for toxoplasmosis initially, 17 (1.1%) had high antibody litres indicating that the infection could have taken place early in pregnancy. Nine infants born to these women were followed at our hospital and two of them were affected.

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