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Newborns with symptoms of toxoplasmosis are treated with pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine for one year.

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What are newborns with symptoms of toxoplasmosis treated with to protect their bone marrow?

Newborns with symptoms of toxoplasmosis are treated with leucovorin for one year to protect the bone marrow from pyrimethamine toxicity.


What are newborns with symptoms of toxoplasmosis given to reduce inflammation?

Newborns with symptoms of toxoplasmosis are treated with corticosteroids for heart, lung, or eye inflammations.


What toxoplasmosis screening is recommended for mothers and newborns?

A 2005 study advised that all pregnant women and newborns have blood screenings for toxoplasmosis.


How common is toxoplasmosis?

The incidence of toxoplasmosis in newborns is one in 1,000 live births.


How is maternal toxoplasmosis treated?

Maternal toxoplasmosis is treated with spiramycin during the first and early second trimesters of pregnancy.


What is the prognoses for mothers and newborns with toxoplasmosis?

Maternal treatment with spiramycin for toxoplasmosis infection occurring within the first two weeks of pregnancy prevents transmission to the fetus. The prognosis for congenital toxoplasmosis depends on its severity.


How is fetal toxoplasmosis treated?

Fetal toxoplasmosis may be treated by giving the mother pyrimethamine and sulfonamides such as sulfadiazine during the later second and third trimesters.


How long are newborns treated with antibiotics for listeriosis?

Newborns, two to three weeks.


How are AIDS patients with toxoplasmosis treated?

AIDS patients who have not been infected may be given a drug called TMP/SMX (Bactrim or Septra) to prevent toxoplasmosis infection.


How are infected newborns treated?

Infants born with serious infections are treated in the neonatal care unit with intravenous drugs.


How are newborns with GBS infection treated?

Infants born with congenital GBS infections are treated immediately with intravenous antibiotics.


What is the prognosis for immunocompromised patients with toxoplasmosis?

The disease can be fatal to all immunocompromised patients, especially AIDS patients, and particularly if not treated. As a result, immunocompromised patients are typically placed on anti-toxoplasmosis drugs for the rest of their lives.