Stamos J K, Rowley A H
Department of Pediatrics, Loyola University Chicago, Illinois.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 1994 Oct;41(5):1017-33. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)38843-5.
The acronym TORCH has served to increase awareness of congenital infections; however, this collective term suggests that the clinical manifestations of congenital infections are not distinguishable by pathogen. Although some clinical features may be common to several of these infections, a congenital infection caused by one pathogen generally can be distinguished from infection caused by another pathogen on a clinical basis. Pediatricians need to be aware of the prominent features of each congenital infection rather than to consider them collectively. This article focuses on the prominent features of the more common congenital infections, suggests a specific diagnostic approach, and reviews the available therapeutic strategies.
首字母缩略词TORCH有助于提高对先天性感染的认识；然而，这个统称表明先天性感染的临床表现无法通过病原体来区分。尽管其中几种感染可能有一些共同的临床特征，但由一种病原体引起的先天性感染通常在临床上可以与另一种病原体引起的感染区分开来。儿科医生需要了解每种先天性感染的突出特征，而不是将它们一概而论。本文重点介绍了较常见的先天性感染的突出特征，提出了一种具体的诊断方法，并回顾了现有的治疗策略。
