Congenital and perinatal infections: Throwing new light with an old TORCH

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 88-95

  Shet, Anita ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Congenital infections; Infants; Perinatal; TORCH

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; BCG VACCINE; CIDOFOVIR; FOLINIC ACID; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ISONIAZID; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PENICILLIN G; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; PYRIMETHAMINE; RUBELLA VACCINE; SPIRAMYCIN; STEROID; SULFADIAZINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; CONGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEPATITIS B; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PERINATAL INFECTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERSONAL HYGIENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCREENING TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 78751615954     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0254-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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