Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2017

A potential involvement of TORCH infection in spontaneous abortions.

Dr. P. Sudha Padmasri, Swarupa R. Didla

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 The scope of our present study was to know the TORCH IgM seroprevalence in women with bad obstetric history as an adverse reproductive outcome in current pregnancy. A total of 52 women with abortion as adverse pregnancy event in current pregnancy and a total of 86 women with full term normal pregnancy formed our control group. IgM antibodies against TORCH agents were detected by ELISA and results were expressed qualitatively as positive and negative. Evidence of TORCH infection was seen in 52 % of women. Highest percentage was for HSV infection (30.8%) followed by rubella (15.4%), CMV (11.5%), and toxoplasma (9.6%). Seropositivity was found highest in age group 21–30 years. TORCH infections during pregnancy cause foetal loss. ELISA test continues to be a useful sensitive technique as the evidence of acute TORCH infections in pregnancy. 

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Dr. P. Sudha Padmasri, Swarupa R. Didla, A potential involvement of TORCH infection in spontaneous abortions., INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-12 | December-2017

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