Congenital infection is a well-described cause of stillbirths, as well as perinatal morbidity.
TORCH infections classically comprise toxoplasmosis, Treponema pallidum, rubella,
cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), hepatitis viruses, human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and other infections, such as varicella and parvovirus B19.
The epidemiology of these infections varies, and in low-income and middle-income
countries, where the burden of disease is greatest, TORCH infections are major contributors …