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The '''TORCH infections''', [[AKA]] '''TORCHES''', are a group of perinatal infections that conveniently can be remembered with the mnemonic ''TORCH''<ref name=pmid8198407>{{cite journal |author=Greenough A |title=The TORCH screen and intrauterine infections |journal=Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. |volume=70 |issue=3 |pages=F163–5 |year=1994 |month=May |pmid=8198407 |pmc=1061033 |doi= |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1061033/?tool=pubmed}}</ref> or ''TORCHES''. | The '''TORCH infections''', [[AKA]] '''TORCHES''', are a group of perinatal infections that conveniently can be remembered with the mnemonic ''TORCH''<ref name=pmid8198407>{{cite journal |author=Greenough A |title=The TORCH screen and intrauterine infections |journal=Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. |volume=70 |issue=3 |pages=F163–5 |year=1994 |month=May |pmid=8198407 |pmc=1061033 |doi= |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1061033/?tool=pubmed}}</ref> or ''TORCHES''. | ||
*'''T'''oxoplasmosis | *'''T'''oxoplasmosis. | ||
*'''O'''thers - syphilis, TB, listeriosis. | *'''O'''thers - syphilis, TB, listeriosis. | ||
*'''R'''ubella. | *'''R'''ubella. | ||
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*'''H'''erpes simplex virus. | *'''H'''erpes simplex virus. | ||
Alternate | Notes: | ||
*'''T'''oxoplasmosis | *The last three '''RCH''' are viruses. | ||
*Toxoplasmosis is a parasite. | |||
==Alternate mnemonic== | |||
*'''T'''oxoplasmosis. | |||
*'''O'''thers - syphilis, TB, listeriosis. | *'''O'''thers - syphilis, TB, listeriosis. | ||
*'''R'''ubella. | *'''R'''ubella. | ||
Revision as of 15:47, 23 October 2010
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.