Key Infections in the Placenta

Maria Laura Costa; Guilherme de Moraes Nobrega; Arthur Antolini-Tavares

doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2019.10.003

Key Infections in the Placenta

Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2020 Mar;47(1):133-146. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2019.10.003. Epub 2019 Dec 18.

Authors

Maria Laura Costa¹, Guilherme de Moraes Nobrega², Arthur Antolini-Tavares³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Campinas, Rua Alexander Fleming 101, Campinas, São Paulo 13084-881, Brazil. Electronic address: mlaura@unicamp.br.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Campinas, Rua Alexander Fleming 101, Campinas, São Paulo 13084-881, Brazil.
³ Department of Pathological Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Campinas, Rua Alexander Fleming 101, Campinas, São Paulo 13084-881, Brazil.

PMID: 32008664
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2019.10.003

Abstract

Congenital infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in low-income settings. This review discusses the main pathways of infections and associated adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, considering the TORCH pathogens, including Zika virus; the acronym stands for Toxoplasma gondii infection, other (Listeria monocytogenes, Treponema pallidum, and parvovirus B19, among others, including Zika virus), rubella virus, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex viruses type 1 and type 2.

Keywords: Congenital infection; Placenta; TORCH.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Female
Fetal Diseases / microbiology*
Humans
Placenta / microbiology*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious*