descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 1983 English Publisher:American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)Journal:Pediatrics, volume 72, pages 41-43 (issn: 0031-4005, eissn: 1098-4275,

Authors: D, Leland; M L, French; M B, Kleiman; R L, Schreiner;

doi: 10.1542/peds.72.1.41

pmid: 6306545

The Use of TORCH Titers

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Abstract

Of 603 patients undergoing serologic tests for Toxoplasma, syphilis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex (TORCH tests) during a 4-year period, 381 (63%) were infants younger than 6 months and 110 (18%) were either the mothers of those infants or pregnant women. The remaining 112 (19%) were older infants and children, male adults, or nonpregnant female adults. Of 381 infants less than 6 months of age who were tested, 323 (85%) had only a single TORCH test. Of 35 (9%) infants who had follow-up titers, 16 (46%) had a specific titer requested whereas in 19 (54%) the entire TORCH battery was repeated. Follow-up titers were infrequently (25%) requested when initial titers were elevated. Infection with a TORCH agent was not confirmed serologically in any of the 603 patients. The pattern of TORCH test use has a poor diagnostic return.

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Keywords

Adult, Male, Syphilis, Congenital, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Herpes Simplex, Antibodies, Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Toxoplasmosis, Congenital, Pregnancy, Cytomegalovirus Infections, Humans, Mass Screening, Female, Serologic Tests, Rubella

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