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International Journal of Epidemiology 2001;30:1314-1315
© International Epidemiological Association 2001

Perinatal epidemiology

Commentary: Little evidence of effective prenatal treatment against congenital toxoplasmosis—the implications for testing in pregnancy

Anne Eskild and Per Magnus

Section of Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health, PO Box 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway.

Testing for antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in pregnancy is routinely offered in some countries. However, no randomized controlled trials of the effect of treatment have been performed, and the question of whether testing in pregnancy should be encouraged rests on evidence from observational studies. Two such studies are presented in this issue. The first investigated the effect of timing and type of treatment on the risk of vertical transmission.1 The authors hypothesize that the lack of effect in their study is explained by rapid transmission to the fetus after maternal infection, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The French Studies in Context

Implications for Testing in Pregnancy

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