The Utility of Maternal TORCH Screening Due to Obstetrical Indications in Detecting Congenital Infections: A Retrospective Observational Study.

Raneen Abu ShqaraShany OrAbdallah Abu ZrakiJeries RizikDaniel GlikmanHagai RechnitzerLior LowensteinMaya Frank Wolf

Published in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2023)

Our results suggest that routine TORCH screening in pregnancies complicated with IUGR, polyhydramnios or oligohydramnios should be avoided. Suggestive maternal symptoms and specific fetal sonographic features should prompt testing for CMV and Toxoplasma infection.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
birth weight
gestational age
preterm birth
clinical practice
weight gain
optic nerve