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frontal
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10/11/05 - 06:45 AM

Can somebody please tell me the treatment for the various TORCH infections? It would be great if you could also tell how they are diagnosed.

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10/11/05 - 08:12 PM

No reply?

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10/15/05 - 11:13 PM

Hey guys, still no? disapproval

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10/15/05 - 11:20 PM

If you are reading kaplan its mention there nod

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10/16/05 - 05:19 AM

Not yet, but I'm definitely gonna. cool

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10/16/05 - 03:51 PM

Here's the treatment, diagnosis is usually culture, PCR and serology in all of them.

Toxoplasma-mother:first trimester: spiramycin, pyrimethamine and sulfonamide in other trimesters, newborn: pyrimethamine, sulfonamide (leucovorine for side effects

Others /syphillis sticking out tongue

enicillin (if allergic doxycyclin, if pregnant and allergic: desensitisation)

Rubella: can't treat so prevent,vaccination

Cytomegalovirus: gancicyclovir

Herpes: acyclovir

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10/16/05 - 03:55 PM

oops that was penicillin for syphillis

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10/17/05 - 04:56 AM

Thanks nisha. smiling face

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