ArticleSaudi medical journal2020
Prevalence of toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes (TORCH) infections among women attending the antenatal care clinic, maternity hospital in Abha, Southwestern Saudi Arabia.
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- The Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Saudi Arabia (1994-2023): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2024Pooled it
- Assessment of Awareness, Knowledge, and Self-Reported Prevalence of Toxoplasmosis in the Tropical Zone of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Analysis of TORCH screening and prenatal risk assessment for childbearing-age women in different regions of China.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Screening and prenatal diagnosis of fetal cytomegalovirus infection: experience in a western Chinese city.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Assessment of knowledge and preventive behavior regarding rubella virus among females in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Awareness and Knowledge of Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) Among Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists in Saudi Arabia: A Cross Sectional Survey.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Prevalence of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 antibodies among individuals screened in a tertiary hospital in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia.Journal of medicine and life · 2022Article
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- Knowledge of cytomegalovirus infection among women in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Susceptibility to Rubella Infection and Incidence of Congenital Rubella Infection: 6 Years Retrospective Study.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate the presence of toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes (TORCH) infections in women attending at the antenatal care clinic in Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Methods: A total of 190 blood samples were collected from Abha maternity hospital in Aseer region, KSA, from February 2018 to May 2019 and screened with the TORCH panel (toxoplasmagondii [IgG/IgM], cytomegalovirus [CMV] [IgG/IgM], rubella [IgG/IgM], and herpes simplex type 1 and 2 [IgG/IgM]).
resultsThe mean age was 31.42±6.514 years and gestational age was 32.48±6.168 weeks. Serum IgG was positive for Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) (27.4%), herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) (94.7%), herpes simplex type 2 (HSV-2) (0.5%), CMV (100%), and rubella (88.9%). Serum IgM was positive only for CMV (9.5%). Though, there was an association between abortions from previous pregnancies (26.5%), intrauterine death (5.8%), premature labor (3.2%), microcephaly (1.6%), other congenital diseases (1.6%) and low birth weight (0.5%) with current IgG positivity for TORCH infections, the results were not statistically significant.
conclusionSeropositivity 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.
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