caa a22 4500 477070825 CHVBK 20180405111425.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19961001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01701522 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01701522 Classification system and case definitions of Toxoplasma gondii infection in immunocompetent pregnant women and their congenitally infected offspring [Elektronische Daten] [M. Lebech, D. Joynson, H. Seitz, P. Thulliez, R. Gilbert, G. Dutton, B. Øvlisen, E. Petersen] Classification systems and case definitions provide the foundations upon which clinical and epidemiological studies are based. The European Research Network on Congenital Toxoplasmosis acknowledged the lack of such a system or definitions within its field of interest and established a working group to address the issue. CongenitalToxoplasma gondii infection was defined as occurring in four separate patient groups: pregnant women, fetuses, infants, and individuals > 1 year of age. The likelihood ofToxoplasma gondii infection was separated into five mutually exclusive categories: definite, probable, possible, unlikely, and not infected. Inclusion within a specific category is dependent upon the case definition, which is in turn derived from criteria based on serological, parasitological, and clinical information. Notes are included within the classification not only to clarify the definitions, but also to improve the reliability and quality of diagnosis. The goal is to construct a system that encompasses all aspects of congenital toxoplasmosis, which is applicable to different countries and health services, suitable for large epidemiological studies, aids the diagnosis and management of individual cases, and lends itself to computerisation. Springer-Verlag, 1996 Lebech M. Laboratory of Parasitology, Statens Seruminstitut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark aut Joynson D. Toxoplasma Reference Laboratory, Public Health Laboratory, Singleton Hospital, SA2 8QA, Sgeti, Swansea, UK aut Seitz H. Institut für Medizinische Parasitologie, Universität Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53105, Bonn, Germany aut Thulliez P. Laboratoire de la Toxoplasmose, Institut de Puericulture, 26 Boulevard Brune, F-75014, Paris, France aut Gilbert R. Department of Paediatric Epidemiology, Institute of Child Health, University of London, 30 Guildford Street, WC1N 1EH, London, UK aut Dutton G. Western Infirmary, West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust, Dumbarton Road, G11 6NT, Glasgow, UK aut Øvlisen B. Gynacologie/Obsteric Department, Hillerod Gygehus, DK-3400, Hillerod, Denmark aut Petersen E. Laboratory of Parasitology, Statens Seruminstitut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark aut European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Springer-Verlag 15/10(1996-10-01), 799-805 0934-9723 15:10<799 1996 15 10096 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701522 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701522 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lebech M. Laboratory of Parasitology, Statens Seruminstitut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Joynson D. Toxoplasma Reference Laboratory, Public Health Laboratory, Singleton Hospital, SA2 8QA, Sgeti, Swansea, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Seitz H. Institut für Medizinische Parasitologie, Universität Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53105, Bonn, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Thulliez P. Laboratoire de la Toxoplasmose, Institut de Puericulture, 26 Boulevard Brune, F-75014, Paris, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gilbert R. Department of Paediatric Epidemiology, Institute of Child Health, University of London, 30 Guildford Street, WC1N 1EH, London, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dutton G. Western Infirmary, West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust, Dumbarton Road, G11 6NT, Glasgow, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Øvlisen B. Gynacologie/Obsteric Department, Hillerod Gygehus, DK-3400, Hillerod, Denmark aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Petersen E. Laboratory of Parasitology, Statens Seruminstitut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Springer-Verlag 15/10(1996-10-01), 799-805 0934-9723 15:10<799 1996 15 10096 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer