PMID- 25205181
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150615
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 1432-0711 (Electronic)
IS  - 0932-0067 (Print)
IS  - 0932-0067 (Linking)
VI  - 291
IP  - 3
DP  - 2015 Mar
TI  - Survey of obstetrician-gynecologists in the United States about toxoplasmosis: 
      2012 update.
PG  - 545-55
LID - 10.1007/s00404-014-3450-y [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: Toxoplasmosis, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, can have 
      serious impacts on fetal development in the setting of acute maternal primary 
      infection. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) sought 
      to determine current knowledge, practices, opinions, and educational preferences 
      regarding T. gondii infection in pregnancy among ACOG members practicing prenatal 
      care. METHODS: ACOG sent a survey to 1,056 members chosen by stratified random 
      sampling from membership lists, including 370 participants and 686 
      non-participants in the Collaborative Ambulatory Research Network (CARN). 
      Mailings were sent up to four times to nonresponders. RESULTS: Survey minimum 
      response rates were 40.3% (CARN) and 19.7% (non-CARN); response rates adjusted 
      for imputed non-eligibility were 59.7% (CARN) and 22.6% (non-CARN). Among 
      providers, 80.2% had diagnosed no acute maternal T. gondii infections in the past 
      5 years, 12.7% correctly identified the screening role of the Toxoplasma avidity 
      test, 42.6% performed serologic T. gondii screening for at least some 
      asymptomatic pregnant women, and 62.1% of those who so did used appropriate 
      approaches. Providers in the northeastern United States were 2.02 times more 
      likely to routinely screen than those in the west (p = 0.025) and female 
      providers were 1.48 times more likely than male providers (p = 0.047). The 
      potential educational interventions considered useful by the most practitioners 
      were updated ACOG guidelines on screening (81.4%) and management (71.7%) for 
      acute T. gondii infection in pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: ACOG members would benefit 
      from educational efforts targeted at risk factor counseling and screening 
      approaches.
FAU - Davis, Stephanie M
AU  - Davis SM
AD  - Division of Global HIV/AIDS, HIV Prevention Branch, Centers for Disease Control 
      and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA, vic6@cdc.gov.
FAU - Anderson, Britta L
AU  - Anderson BL
FAU - Schulkin, Jay
AU  - Schulkin J
FAU - Jones, Katherine
AU  - Jones K
FAU - Vanden Eng, Jodi
AU  - Vanden Eng J
FAU - Jones, Jeffrey L
AU  - Jones JL
LA  - eng
GR  - CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
GR  - UA6MC19010/PHS HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
DEP - 20140910
PL  - Germany
TA  - Arch Gynecol Obstet
JT  - Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
JID - 8710213
SB  - IM
MH  - Acute Disease
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Counseling
MH  - Female
MH  - Gynecology
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - New England
MH  - Obstetrics
MH  - Practice Patterns, Physicians'/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/*prevention & control
MH  - Pregnant Women
MH  - Prenatal Care/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Toxoplasmosis/diagnosis/*prevention & control/transmission
MH  - United States
PMC - PMC4720129
MID - NIHMS749362
OID - NLM: HHSPA749362
EDAT- 2014/09/11 06:00
MHDA- 2015/06/16 06:00
PMCR- 2016/03/01
CRDT- 2014/09/11 06:00
PHST- 2014/07/10 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/08/26 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/09/11 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/09/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/06/16 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2016/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1007/s00404-014-3450-y [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2015 Mar;291(3):545-55. doi: 10.1007/s00404-014-3450-y. Epub 
      2014 Sep 10.