Objective To study the perinatal outcomes in pregnant women with pathogens of toxoplasma,cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex type Ⅱ in maternal blood.Methods 1 141 preg- nant women were screened for toxoplasma,eytomegalovirus and herpes simplex type Ⅱ by PCR in maternal blood during 1994.2~1997.3.Some placental tissues and/or umbilical vein blood were also detected.Results Toxoplasma,cytomegalovirus,or herpes simplex type Ⅱ were positive in 97 cases(8.50%).All cases,except that 25 cases did not deliver in our hospital,were followed up to 42 days postpartum.Fifty-two cases got good perinatal outcomes,while 20 cases had poor perinatal outcomes.17 placentas were detected in patients with good perinatal outcomes,while 15 placentas were detected in patients with poor perinatal outcomes.The positive rates of toxoplasma,cytomega- lorirus and herpes simpley type Ⅱ in the two groups were 17.65%(3/17)and 60.00%(9/15)re- spectively(P