Congenital toxoplasmosis simulating haemolytic disease of the newborn.

Newborn screening for congenital toxoplasmosis: feasible, but benefits are not established.

Congenital toxoplasmosis in the newborn.

A majority of the recorded cases of congenital toxoplasmosis have shown either clinical evidence of damage to the central nervous system at birth or have developed such signs after the first few weeks of life. The purpose of this report is to describe two cases, occurring within a short period in one maternity unit, showing at birth signs of generalized disease. One infant lived only a few minu...

Newborn Screening for Congenital Infectious Diseases

To estimate the prevalence of congenital toxoplasmosis, Chagas disease, cytomegalovirus, and rubella, blood samples on dried blood spot (DBS) from neonates (day 3-20 of life) were screened for immunoglobulin (Ig) M against Toxoplasma gondii, cytomegalovirus, rubella virus, and IgG against Trypanosoma cruzi by methods used for serum and adapted for use with DBS. Positive samples were further ana...

Congenital toxoplasmosis in two health institutions in Trinidad.

Toxoplasmosis is the most widespread zoonosis and an important human disease particularly in children where it could cause visual and neurological impairment and mental retardation. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of toxoplasmosis, especially congenital toxoplasmosis in patients at two health institutions in Trinidad A total of 504 cord blood samples of newborn babies were ...

Observations on Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn* By

This article deals briefly with three aspects of haemolytic disease of the newborn which are of special interest. The first is the family history, with special reference to the occurrence of stillbirths and abortions in previous pregnancies; the second is the correlation of clinical and serological findings; and the third is the mortality rate. The observations recorded are based on 119 cases o...