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Week 4: Congenital infections Part I Flashcards

1
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What is horizontal transmission?

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Person-to-person

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What is vertical transmission?

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mother-to-child

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Types of vertical transmission

3 listed

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  • Intrauterine
  • Intrapartum
  • Post-partum
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4
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What is intrauterine vertical transmission?

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before birth- transplacental

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5
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What is intrapartum vertical transmission?

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during the birth process

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6
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What is post-partum vertical transmission?

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breastfeeding

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7
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Perinatal vertical transmissions

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  • Intrauterine
  • Intrapartum
  • Post-partum
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8
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Congenital vertical transmissions

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Intrauterine

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9
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Describe the forms of vertical transmission and routes of transmission

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10
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How long is the neonate period?

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First 28 days of life

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Neonate immune system

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immunocompromised

The immune system is still developing

  • Global: all aspects of immune system
  • Deficiency is inversely related to gestational age and birth weight
  • Premature infants: Transplacental maternal IgG - doesn’t begin until 28 weeks gestation
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12
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When does transplacental maternal IgG begin

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doesn’t begin until 28 weeks gestation

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13
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TORCH AKA

A
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14
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Incidence of Chlamydia per 1000 live births

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150

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15
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Incidence of Chlamydia Number per year

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593,637

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16
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Incidence of CMV per 1000 live births

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10

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17
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Incidence of CMV Number per year

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39,576

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18
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Incidence of Sepsis per 1000 live births

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4

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19
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Incidence of Sepsis Number per year

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15,830

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Incidence of HSV, Toxo, VZV per 1000 liver births

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1

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21
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Incidence of HSV, Toxo, VZV Number per year

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3,958

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22
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Incidence of HIV per 1000 live births

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0.5

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23
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Incidence of HIV Number per year

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1,979 (53 in 2011)

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Incidence of Congenital Syphilis per 1000 liver births

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0.14

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25
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Incidence of Congenital Syphilis Number per year

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554 (348 in 2013)

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Incidence of Congenital Rubella per 1000 live births

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0.001

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27
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Incidence of Congenital Rubella number per year

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4 (1 in 2013)

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28
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CHEAP TORCHES L

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29
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Prototypes of vertical Infection

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30
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In Utero “congenital” infection

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31
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Potential effects of congenital infection

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32
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In utero prototype of congenital Rubella Syndrome

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  • Microcephaly
  • Cataracts
  • Blueberry muffin rash
  • Dermal erythropoiesis
  • Heart defects
  • Sensorineural deafness

None of these are pathognomonic

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33
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Congenital In Utero syndromes

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  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Rubella
  • CMV
  • LCMV
  • Other (syphilis)
  • HSV
  • VZV - scarring, limb
  • Parvovirus B-19 - hydrops
34
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Congenital In Utero syndromes that are asymptomatic at birth

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  • HIV
  • Syphilis
35
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When to suspect congenital syndromes

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Maternal Hx

36
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Tests for in utero infection

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37
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Congenital syndromes

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38
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Signs and symptoms of Congenital Rubella

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  • Sensorineural deafness
  • Cataracts
  • Congenital Heart disease
39
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Signs and symptoms of Congenital Toxoplasmosis

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  • Hydrocephalus
  • Intracranial calcifications - diffuse
  • Chorioretinitis
40
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Signs and symptoms of Congenital Cytomegalovirus

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  • Microcephaly
  • Intracranial calcifications - ventricular
41
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Signs and symptoms of Congenital Parvovirus B-19

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  • Diffuse edema (in utero hydrops fetalis)
42
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Signs and symptoms of Congenital Varicella Zoster

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  • Limb abnormalities
  • Cicatricial lesions
43
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Signs and symptoms of Congenital Treponema Pallidum

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  • Skin lesions - including palms and soles
  • Dactylitis
  • Osteochondritis
  • Periostitis
  • Rhinorrhea (Snuffles)
44
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Chorioretinitis

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45
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Hydrocephalus with calcifications

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46
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Short limb syndrome and scarring of the skin

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47
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Leutic gummas

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48
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Wimberger sign AKA

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Metaphysitis

49
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Metaphysitis

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50
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Hydrops fetalis

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51
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Modes of perinatal infections

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  • Transplacental infection
  • Ascending infection
  • Maternal-fetal transfusion
  • Inoculation (inhale, ingest)
52
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Feature os perinatal infections

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  • Manifestations influenced by pathogen
  • Normal wt/AGA (Appropriate for Gestation Age)
  • No malformations

Manifestations vary

  • Sepsis syndrome
  • Focal infections
  • Asymptomatic infection
  • Other
53
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Symptomatic perinatal infections

A
  • Conjunctivitis
    • GC, Chlamydia
  • Sepsis
    • GBS, E coli, Listeria
    • Disseminated HSV
    • Neonatal Enterovirus
54
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Asymptomatic perinatal infections

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  • Hepatitis B, C
  • HIV
  • Human papillomavirus
55
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GBS AKA

A

Group B strep

56
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GBS Early-onset neonatal sepsis mode of transmission

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Ascending infection, ingestion/inhalation

57
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GBS Early-onset neonatal sepsis delivery

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Term

AGA (or premature)

58
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Signs & Symptoms GBS Early-onset neonatal sepsis

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  • Not dysmorphic
  • no congenital anomalies
  • Symptomatic shortly after or by 3rd day of life
  • Sepsis syndrome
    • +/- pneumonia or other focal infection, DIC
59
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GBS Early-onset neonatal sepsis fatality rate

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Case fatality rate up to 50%

60
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Risk factors for Early-onset neonatal sepsis

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61
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Tests for infant bacterial sepsis

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  • Blood and urine cultures for bacteria
  • Cerebrospinal fluid bacterial cultures as indicated clinically
  • Bacterial cultures of other sites as indicated clinically
62
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Tests for infant viral sepsis early-onset neonatal sepsis

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  • Conjunctiva
  • Nasopharynx
  • Umbilicus
  • Stool
  • Vesicles
  • HSV DFA on any vesicles
  • CSF
    • PCR for enterovirus
    • PCR for HSV
63
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Common clinical manifestations of intrauterine infections

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  • Low birth weight AKA small for Gestational age (SGA)
  • Possible malformation
  • Rash
  • Jaundice/direct bilirubin
  • Hepatosplenomegaly
  • Anemia, low platelets
  • Stable
  • or Asymptomatic
64
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Common clinical manifestations of perinatal infections

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  • Normal weight (AGA)
  • No malformations
  • Sepsis syndrome
  • Coagulopathy/DIC
  • Hepatitis
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Unstable
  • or Asymptomatic
65
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In utero causative organisms

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  • HIV
  • CMV
  • HSV
  • VZV
  • Toxoplasma
  • Syphilis
  • Rubella
  • LCMV
  • Parvovirus B-19
66
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Perinatal causative organisms

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  • HIV
  • CMV
  • HSV
  • VZV
  • Enterovirus
  • GC/Chlamydia/HPV
  • Hepatitis B/C/E
  • E coli/GBS/Listeria
67
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Post-natal causative organisms

A
  • HIV
  • CMV
  • Hepatitis B Virus
68
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Tests for Toxoplasmosis congenital infection

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  • Toxo IgG on newborn
  • If positive, special double-sandwich IgM for toxo
69
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Tests for Syphilis congenital infection

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  • RPR titer on mom and baby
70
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Tests for Rubella congenital infection

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Rubella IgM on newborn

71
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Tests for CMV congenital infection

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Urine for CMV shell vial FA

72
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Tests for Neonatal herpes congenital infection

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  • DFA on any vesicles
  • HSV culture of nasal swab
  • conjunctival swab, stool, CSF
73
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Tests for LCMV congenital infection

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LCMV IgG/IgM titers on mom & baby

74
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Tests for viral sepsis perinatal infection

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  • Viral cx of nose, throat, stool, vesicles
  • CSF for HSV and Enterovirus PCR
75
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Tests for Bacterial sepsis perinatal infection

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  • blood
  • CSF
  • Urine cultures
76
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Tests for Focal bacterial infection perinatal infection

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Bacterial cultures of the source (bone, joint, abscess, etc)

77
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Tests for conjunctivitis perinatal infection

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Cultures of pus for GC/other bacteria, scraping of conjunctiva for HSV and Chlamydia

78
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Tests for Hepatitis B/C perinatal infection

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  • Long-term f/u of serologies, PCR
79
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TORCH titers

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There is no such thing as TORCH titers

80
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Take-home points of congenital infections

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