Prevalence of toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes (TORCH) infections among women attending the antenatal care clinic, maternity hospital in Abha, Southwestern Saudi Arabia.

CONCLUSION: Seropositivity for IgG antibodies correlate with TORCH-associated pregnancy complications in Abha, KSA; however, IgM positive CMV pregnant cases warrant further systematic investigation to understand the implications of CMV on outcomes during pregnancy. PMID: 32601646 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32601646?dopt=Abstract

Source: Saudi Medical Journal - July 2, 2020 Category: Middle East Health Tags: Saudi Med J Source Type: research