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Prevalence of toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes (TORCH) infections among women attending the antenatal care clinic, maternity hospital in Abha, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

Ahmed M. Al-Hakami, Esther Paul, Faten Al-Abed, Ahmad A. Alzoani, Ayed A. Shati, Mohammad I. Assiri, Asim A. Qasim, Fatima Riaz, Riyad A. Moosa and Harish C. Chandramoorthy
Saudi Medical Journal July 2020, 41 (7) 757-762; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.7.25121
Ahmed M. Al-Hakami
From the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Al-Hakami, Paul, Moosa, Chandramoorthy); from the Department of Child Health (Shati); from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Riaz); from College of Medicine (Assiri, Qasim), King Khalid University, from the Department of Main Laboratory (Al-Abed); and from the Department of Neonatology (Alzoani), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Ministry of Health, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Esther Paul
From the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Al-Hakami, Paul, Moosa, Chandramoorthy); from the Department of Child Health (Shati); from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Riaz); from College of Medicine (Assiri, Qasim), King Khalid University, from the Department of Main Laboratory (Al-Abed); and from the Department of Neonatology (Alzoani), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Ministry of Health, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Faten Al-Abed
From the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Al-Hakami, Paul, Moosa, Chandramoorthy); from the Department of Child Health (Shati); from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Riaz); from College of Medicine (Assiri, Qasim), King Khalid University, from the Department of Main Laboratory (Al-Abed); and from the Department of Neonatology (Alzoani), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Ministry of Health, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ahmad A. Alzoani
From the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Al-Hakami, Paul, Moosa, Chandramoorthy); from the Department of Child Health (Shati); from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Riaz); from College of Medicine (Assiri, Qasim), King Khalid University, from the Department of Main Laboratory (Al-Abed); and from the Department of Neonatology (Alzoani), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Ministry of Health, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ayed A. Shati
From the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Al-Hakami, Paul, Moosa, Chandramoorthy); from the Department of Child Health (Shati); from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Riaz); from College of Medicine (Assiri, Qasim), King Khalid University, from the Department of Main Laboratory (Al-Abed); and from the Department of Neonatology (Alzoani), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Ministry of Health, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mohammad I. Assiri
From the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Al-Hakami, Paul, Moosa, Chandramoorthy); from the Department of Child Health (Shati); from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Riaz); from College of Medicine (Assiri, Qasim), King Khalid University, from the Department of Main Laboratory (Al-Abed); and from the Department of Neonatology (Alzoani), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Ministry of Health, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Asim A. Qasim
From the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Al-Hakami, Paul, Moosa, Chandramoorthy); from the Department of Child Health (Shati); from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Riaz); from College of Medicine (Assiri, Qasim), King Khalid University, from the Department of Main Laboratory (Al-Abed); and from the Department of Neonatology (Alzoani), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Ministry of Health, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Fatima Riaz
From the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Al-Hakami, Paul, Moosa, Chandramoorthy); from the Department of Child Health (Shati); from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Riaz); from College of Medicine (Assiri, Qasim), King Khalid University, from the Department of Main Laboratory (Al-Abed); and from the Department of Neonatology (Alzoani), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Ministry of Health, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, FCPS
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Riyad A. Moosa
From the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Al-Hakami, Paul, Moosa, Chandramoorthy); from the Department of Child Health (Shati); from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Riaz); from College of Medicine (Assiri, Qasim), King Khalid University, from the Department of Main Laboratory (Al-Abed); and from the Department of Neonatology (Alzoani), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Ministry of Health, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Harish C. Chandramoorthy
From the Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology (Al-Hakami, Paul, Moosa, Chandramoorthy); from the Department of Child Health (Shati); from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Riaz); from College of Medicine (Assiri, Qasim), King Khalid University, from the Department of Main Laboratory (Al-Abed); and from the Department of Neonatology (Alzoani), Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Ministry of Health, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Prevalence of toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes (TORCH) infections among women attending the antenatal care clinic, maternity hospital in Abha, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
Ahmed M. Al-Hakami, Esther Paul, Faten Al-Abed, Ahmad A. Alzoani, Ayed A. Shati, Mohammad I. Assiri, Asim A. Qasim, Fatima Riaz, Riyad A. Moosa, Harish C. Chandramoorthy
Saudi Medical Journal Jul 2020, 41 (7) 757-762; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.7.25121

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Prevalence of toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes (TORCH) infections among women attending the antenatal care clinic, maternity hospital in Abha, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
Ahmed M. Al-Hakami, Esther Paul, Faten Al-Abed, Ahmad A. Alzoani, Ayed A. Shati, Mohammad I. Assiri, Asim A. Qasim, Fatima Riaz, Riyad A. Moosa, Harish C. Chandramoorthy
Saudi Medical Journal Jul 2020, 41 (7) 757-762; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.7.25121
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