Difference between revisions of "TORCH infections"
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*[[Toxoplasmosis|'''T'''oxoplasmosis]]. | *[[Toxoplasmosis|'''T'''oxoplasmosis]]. | ||
*'''O'''thers - [[syphilis]], TB, listeriosis. | *'''O'''thers - [[syphilis]], [[TB]], listeriosis. | ||
*'''R'''ubella. | *'''R'''ubella. | ||
*[[cytomegalovirus|'''C'''ytomegalovirus]]. | *[[cytomegalovirus|'''C'''ytomegalovirus]]. | ||
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==Alternate mnemonic== | ==Alternate mnemonic== | ||
*'''T'''oxoplasmosis. | *'''T'''oxoplasmosis. | ||
*'''O'''thers - syphilis, TB, listeriosis. | *'''O'''thers - [[syphilis]], [[TB]], listeriosis. | ||
*'''R'''ubella. | *'''R'''ubella. | ||
*'''C'''ytomegalovirus. | *'''C'''ytomegalovirus. | ||
Revision as of 01:26, 3 January 2012
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.
Notes:
- The last three RCH are viruses.
- Toxoplasmosis is a parasite.
Alternate mnemonic
- 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.