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* Mnemonic for the list of congenital infections of concern |
* Mnemonic for the list of congenital infections of concern |
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| − | * '''C''' Chicken pox |
+ | * '''C''' [[Varicella zoster virus|Chicken pox]] |
* '''H''' Hepatitis B, C, E |
* '''H''' Hepatitis B, C, E |
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| − | * '''E''' |
+ | * '''E''' [[Enteroviruses]] |
| − | * '''A''' AIDS (HIV) |
+ | * '''A''' AIDS ([[HIV|HIV]]) |
| − | * '''P''' Parvovirus B19 |
+ | * '''P''' [[Parvovirus B19]] |
* '''T''' [[Congenital toxoplasmosis|Toxoplasmosis]] |
* '''T''' [[Congenital toxoplasmosis|Toxoplasmosis]] |
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| − | * '''O''' Other (Zika, WNV etc.) |
+ | * '''O''' Other ([[Zika virus]], [[West Nile virus|WNV]], etc.) |
* '''R''' [[Congenital rubella|Rubella]] |
* '''R''' [[Congenital rubella|Rubella]] |
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* '''C''' [[Congenital CMV|CMV]] |
* '''C''' [[Congenital CMV|CMV]] |
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Revision as of 12:48, 28 October 2019
- Mnemonic for the list of congenital infections of concern
- C Chicken pox
- H Hepatitis B, C, E
- E Enteroviruses
- A AIDS (HIV)
- P Parvovirus B19
- T Toxoplasmosis
- O Other (Zika virus, WNV, etc.)
- R Rubella
- C CMV
- H HSV
- E Every other STI
- S Syphilis
Further Reading
- "Cheap torches": an acronym for congenital and perinatal infections. PIDJ. 1995;14(7):638-640.
