TREATMENT OF TOXOPLASMOSIS IN PREGNANCY - PREGNANCY
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Treatment of toxoplasmosis in pregnancy



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The treatment of toxoplasmosis in pregnancy, an infection caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii , found in raw or undercooked meat, on soil contaminated with animal feces and in cat feces, can be done with antibiotic medicines as follows: Spiramycin for pregnant women suspected of contamination or who were infected during pregnancy, regardless of gestational age, to reduce the risk of contaminating the baby; Sulfadiazine, Pyrimethamine and Folinic Acid from 18 weeks of gestation if there is confirmation that the baby is infected, which can be done through a cordocentesis, in which a sample o