PMID- 9346273
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19971208
LR  - 20161021
IS  - 0125-877X (Print)
IS  - 0125-877X (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 2
DP  - 1997 Jun
TI  - Immune status in congenital infections by TORCH agents in pregnant Thais.
PG  - 93-7
AB  - A cross-sectional, sero-epidemiological survey of the prevalence of antibodies to 
      TORCH agents during various stages of gestation revealed an overall rate of 13-15 
      percent having antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii; 85-87 percent, to rubella ; 79-81 
      percent, to herpes simplex virus (HSV); 100 percent, to cytomegalovirus (CMV); 
      82-86 percent, to human herpes virus type 6 (HHV-6); 1-2 percent, to hepatitis C 
      virus (HCV). None of human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) antibody was 
      detected, and a prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was 6 percent. 
      Although a tendency was noted towards an increase of antibody detection to each 
      TORCH agent as gestation progressed, a statistically significant increase in 
      antibodies titer and specific IgM antibody was found with regard to CMV. These 
      results suggest an increase in CMV infection or reactivation during pregnancy 
      whereas an increase in the other TORCH infections was not obvious.
FAU - Taechowisan, T
AU  - Taechowisan T
AD  - Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Nakorn Pathom, 
      Thailand.
FAU - Sutthent, R
AU  - Sutthent R
FAU - Louisirirotchanakul, S
AU  - Louisirirotchanakul S
FAU - Puthavathana, P
AU  - Puthavathana P
FAU - Wasi, C
AU  - Wasi C
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Thailand
TA  - Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
JT  - Asian Pacific journal of allergy and immunology
JID - 8402034
RN  - 0 (Antibodies, Protozoan)
RN  - 0 (Antibodies, Viral)
RN  - 0 (Hepatitis B Surface Antigens)
RN  - 0 (Immunoglobulin M)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Antibodies, Protozoan/analysis
MH  - Antibodies, Viral/analysis
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Cytomegalovirus Infections/diagnosis/immunology
MH  - Female
MH  - HTLV-I Infections/diagnosis/immunology
MH  - Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/analysis
MH  - Hepatitis C/diagnosis/immunology
MH  - Herpes Simplex/diagnosis/immunology
MH  - Herpesviridae Infections/diagnosis/immunology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Immunoglobulin M/analysis/immunology
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/*epidemiology/parasitology/virology
MH  - Pregnancy Trimester, First/immunology
MH  - Pregnancy Trimester, Second/immunology
MH  - Pregnancy Trimester, Third/immunology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Rubella/diagnosis/immunology
MH  - Seroepidemiologic Studies
MH  - Thailand/epidemiology
MH  - Toxoplasmosis/diagnosis/*epidemiology/immunology
MH  - Virus Diseases/diagnosis/*epidemiology/immunology
EDAT- 1997/06/01 00:00
MHDA- 1997/11/05 00:01
CRDT- 1997/06/01 00:00
PHST- 1997/06/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1997/11/05 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1997/06/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol. 1997 Jun;15(2):93-7.