International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Sanatkumar Thakershibhai Sahita
B.J. Medical College, Gujarat University, Gujarat, IndiaPublications
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Research
Sero-Prevalence of TORCH Infections in Pregnant Women with Bad Obstetric History
Author(s): Sanatkumar Thakershibhai Sahita* and Sachin M. Darji
Introduction: Primary Infection with TORCH Complex (Toxoplasma, Rubella, Cytomegalo virus, and Herpes Simplex Virus I and II) in pregnant women can lead to an adverse outcomes like low birth weight congenital anomalies, sensory neural deafness, mental retardation, cerebral palsy and sometimes to fatal outcomes like abortion and stillbirth which are initially unapparent or asymptomatic and thus difficult to diagnose on clinical ground. Aim: To screen pregnant women with bad obstetric history for TORCH infection to minimize chances of congenital malformation in neonates. Material and Methods: Over one year total of 130 serum samples were collected from antenatal women having bad obstetric history attending tertiary health centres. Samples were screened for IgG antibodies against Toxoplasma, Rubella, Cytomegalo Virus (CMV) by Immuno Comb.. Read More»
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