Pathogen |
Screening |
Therapy |
Cytomegalovirus |
Virus antigen in amniotic fluid |
None approved |
Herpes simplex |
Cultureamniotic fluid or fetal tissue |
Acyclovir for maternal indications |
Parvovirus B19 |
Maternal IgM, IgG |
Close observation |
PCR amniotic fluid, fetal blood |
In-utero transfusion |
Rubella virus |
Fetal body fluid IgM |
None |
Coxsackievirus |
None |
None |
Varicella Zoster |
Maternal IgM |
Acyclovir for maternal indications |
Syphilis |
Non-treponemal and treponemal serology |
Penicillin |
Toxoplasmodium gondii |
Maternal or placental IgM, IgG; amniotic fluid PCR |
Spiramycin with sulfadiazine |
Tryponosoma cruzii (Chagas disease) |
Maternal serology for T. cruzii |
Benznidazole |
Adenovirus |
Maternal IgM, IgG, PCR and serology |
None |
Coxsackievirus |
Maternal serology |
None |