Analysis of the serological test results in 8 199 infants with TORCH infection in southern Anhui Province
Objective To investigate the infection status and epidemiological characteristics of TORCH(Toxoplasma gondii,TOX;rubella virus,RV;cytomegalovirus,CMV;herpes simplex virus,HSV)infection in the infants in southern Anhui area in recent years for references for prevention,diagnosis and treatment of related infections in children.Meth-ods The results of serum IgM and IgG antibody tests for TORCH infection in infants aged 0 to 3 years old diagnosed in the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College between April 2016 and March 2023 were reviewed,and the positive rates of TORCH infection in different ages and years were also comparatively analyzed.Results A total of 8 199 infants(4 631 males and 3 568 females)aged 0 to 3 years underwent serological tests for screening TORCH infec-tion.The positive rate of IgM in the infants was 0.11%,0.20%,0.89%,0 and 0,respectively,for TOX,RV,CMV,HSVⅠand HSVⅡ.The difference was significant(χ2=100.000,P<0.05).The corresponding positive rate of IgG was 10.81%,78.36%,98.32%,82.38%and 13.45%,respectively(χ2=22 828.211,P<0.05).Comparing different age groups,the posi-tive rate of CMV-IgM was higher in infant group(11.90%)than that in newborn group(0.20%)and young children group(1.40%),with statistical difference(χ2=672.920,20.569,both P<0.017).The positive rates of TOX-IgG,RV-IgG,CMV-IgG,HSVⅠ-IgG,and HSVⅡ-IgG were higher in newborn group(11.01%,79.88%,98.76%,85.35%,13.72%)than those in infant group(6.71%,49.35%,96.54%,50.87%,9.74%)(χ2=8.369,237.184,16.033,373.121,5.902,re-spectively,all P<0.017).Comparison of the differences among years showed that the positive rate of CMV-IgM was the highest in 2016(χ2=15.816,P<0.05).The positive rates of TOX-IgG,RV-IgG,CMV-IgG,HSVⅠ-IgG and HSVⅡ-IgG were significantly different among years(χ2=216.002,90.545,37.047,59.527,57.623,respectively,all P<0.05).Conclu-sion Previous TORCH infection in infants aged 0 to 3 years in southern Anhui Province was mainly caused by CMV,HSVⅠ,and RV,and current infection is dominated by CMV.Screening for TORCH infection in infants is very impor-tant to protect children's health.In addition,reasonable pregnancy planning,prenatal health care and screening in preg-nant women are essential to prevent TORCH infection.
TORCH infectionsInfantAntibody detectionSouthern Anhui area