| Organism |
Disease |
Transplacental infection? |
Infection shortly before or during
delivery |
| Treponema pallidum |
Congenital syphilis |
yes |
|
| Rubella |
Congenital rubella syndrome |
Yes |
|
| Cytomegalovirus |
Congenital cytomegalovirus disease |
Yes |
|
| Toxoplasma gondii |
Congenital toxoplasmosis |
Yes |
|
| Hepatitis B |
Congenital Hepatitis B infection |
Yes (possible) |
Yes (usually) |
| Herpes Simplex (type-2) |
Neonatal herpes simplex infection |
|
Yes |
| Varicella-zoster |
congenital varicella infection |
yes |
yes |
| human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
Congenital AIDS |
Yes |
Yes |
| Listeria monocytogenes |
Listeriosis |
|
Yes |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
Opthalmia neonatorum |
|
Yes |
| Chlamydia trachomatis |
Opthalmia neonatorum / neonatal pneumonia |
|
Yes |
| Candida albicans |
neonatal oral thrush |
|
Yes |
|
|
|
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