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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The incidence of human parvovirus b19 infection during pregnancy and its impact on perinatal outcome
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 171, No. 5, Year 1995
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Description
A prospective study of parvovirus B19 infection during pregnancy was conducted at a large teaching hospital in Barcelona, Spain, Women (1610) who were <28 weeks pregnant at enrollment were screened for parvovirus infection, The prevalence of IgG positivity was 35.03% (564/1610). The incidence of acute infection during pregnancy was 3.7% (60/1610). There were five abortions among the B19-infected women but only one was caused by parvovirus, as assessed by histologic examination and polymerase chain reaction assay. The incidence of fetal loss caused by parvovirus was, therefore, 1.66% (1/60). The remaining 55 pregnancies were uneventful, and at 1 year of age, none of the infants had serious abnormalities. The incidence of vertical transmission of infection was estimated at 25%. This study provides evidence that although acute parvovirus infection may occur relatively commonly during pregnancy, an adverse fetal outcome is a rare complication. © 1995 by The University of Chicago.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gratacós, Eduard
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Vidal, Josep C.
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Costa, Josep Javier
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Jiménez-De-Anta, María Teresa
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Alonso, Pedro Luís
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Statistics
Citations: 185
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/infdis/171.5.1360
ISSN:
00221899
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Participants Gender
Female