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* Mnemonic for the list of congenital infections of concern
* Mnemonic for the list of congenital infections of concern


* '''C''' Chicken pox
* '''C''' [[Varicella zoster virus|Chicken pox]]
* '''H''' Hepatitis B, C, E
* '''H''' Hepatitis B, C, E
* '''E''' Enterovirus
* '''E''' [[Enteroviruses]]
* '''A''' AIDS (HIV)
* '''A''' AIDS ([[HIV|HIV]])
* '''P''' Parvovirus B19
* '''P''' [[Parvovirus B19]]
* '''T''' [[Congenital toxoplasmosis|Toxoplasmosis]]
* '''T''' [[Congenital toxoplasmosis|Toxoplasmosis]]
* '''O''' Other (Zika, WNV etc.)
* '''O''' Other ([[Zika virus]], [[West Nile virus|WNV]], etc.)
* '''R''' [[Congenital rubella|Rubella]]
* '''R''' [[Congenital rubella|Rubella]]
* '''C''' [[Congenital CMV|CMV]]
* '''C''' [[Congenital CMV|CMV]]

Revision as of 17:48, 28 October 2019

  • Mnemonic for the list of congenital infections of concern

Further Reading

  • "Cheap torches": an acronym for congenital and perinatal infections. PIDJ. 1995;14(7):638-640.