Screening for toxoplasmosis in pregnancy

The rationale behind the decision to continue screening was that benefits to the fetus outweigh the consequences of a false-positive result (anxiety, invasive prenatal diagnosis, treatment of uninfected women).

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 2007-03, Vol.369 (9564), p.823-824
Hauptverfasser:	Martinelli, Pasquale, Agangi, Annalisa, Maruotti, Giuseppe M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	False Positive Reactions Female Humans Internal Medicine Medical screening Parasitic diseases Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - blood Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - diagnosis Prenatal Diagnosis - ethics Prenatal Diagnosis - methods Sensitivity and Specificity Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis, Congenital - blood Toxoplasmosis, Congenital - diagnosis Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:	The rationale behind the decision to continue screening was that benefits to the fetus outweigh the consequences of a false-positive result (anxiety, invasive prenatal diagnosis, treatment of uninfected women).
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60403-6