The epidemiology and disease burden of congenital TORCH infections among hospitalized children in China: A national cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Congenital TORCH (Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), rubella virus (RV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), and herpes simplex virus (HSV)) infections are associated with a variety of adverse prenatal and neonatal events, including miscarriage, malformations and developmental abnormalities, and they remain an issue that cannot be neglected in China. However, the current research focuses more on the general screening of TORCH in women of childbearing age, and the medical information of children hospitalized due to congenital and perinatal TORCH infections has not been described in detail. This study summarized and analyzed the epidemiological characteristics, clinical manifestations, length of stay (LOS), and the disease burden of hospitalized children diagnosed with congenital TORCH inf

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9604879 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature