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The TORCH infections, AKA TORCHES, are a group of perinatal infections that conveniently can be remembered with the mnemonic TORCH[1] or TORCHES.
- Toxoplasmosis,
- Others - syphilis, TB, listeriosis.
- Rubella.
- Cytomegalovirus.
- Herpes simplex virus.
Alternate:
- Toxoplasmosis,
- Others - syphilis, TB, listeriosis.
- Rubella.
- Cytomegalovirus.
- HErpes simplex virus.
- Syphilis.
See also
References
- ↑ Greenough A (May 1994). "The TORCH screen and intrauterine infections". Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. 70 (3): F163–5. PMC 1061033. PMID 8198407. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1061033/?tool=pubmed.