Congenital toxoplasmosis after a preconceptional or periconceptional maternal infection.

Florence Robert-Gangneux (1, 2) , Hélène Yera (3) , Dominique d'Herve (4) , Claude Guiguen (1, 2)

1 SeRAIC - Signalisation et Réponses aux Agents Infectieux et Chimiques
2 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes [CHU Rennes] = Rennes University Hospital [Ponchaillou]
3 Laboratoire de la Toxoplasmose
4 Clinique mutualiste La Sagesse

We report a case of asymptomatic congenital toxoplasmosis following a periconceptional infection of the mother. Fetal infection is very uncommon in such a situation, and mostly associated with fetal damage. We recommend that newborns undergo postnatal screening, even after maternal periconceptional infection, and receive specific therapy to reduce long-term sequelae.

Mots clés: congenital toxoplasmosis; periconceptional infection; postnatal diagnosis; Western blotting

Domaines: Microbiologie et Parasitologie

Florence Robert-Gangneux, Hélène Yera, Dominique d'Herve, Claude Guiguen. Congenital toxoplasmosis after a preconceptional or periconceptional maternal infection.. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2009, 28 (7), pp.660-1. ⟨10.1097/INF.0b013e3181966020⟩. ⟨hal-00676322⟩