congenltal, lnfectlon, ln neonate

Congenital infection in neonate result from toxoplasmosis; others such as syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, varicella-zoster virus, humman imuno deficiency virus (HIV), group B strptococci (GBS); rubella virus; cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus. This group of infections may present in the neonate with similar clinical and laboratory findings (ie, small for gestational age, hepatosplenomegaly, rash, CNS manifestations, early jaundice, and low platelets), hence the usefulness of the TORCH concept. the incidence of congenital infection is 1 in 1000 to 1 in 10,000 live births (Nissen and Sloot ., 2002).