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Suresh B Boppana1, William J Britt1, Karen Fowler1, S Cecelia Hutto1, Scott H James1, David W Kimberlin1, Claudette Poole1, Shannon A Ross1, Richard J Whitley1.
Abstract
A widespread epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection was reported in 2015 from South and Central America and the Caribbean. Although the full spectrum of ZIKV infection of the newborn has yet to be determined, other maternal viral infections resulting in transmission to the fetus provide instructive lessons that can be applied to the prospective evaluation of individuals with ZIKV infection. This review focuses on those other congenital infections, including rubella, congenital cytomegalovirus, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and neonatal herpes simplex virus, from which lessons for the evaluation of ZIKV in the newborn can be applied.Entities:
Keywords: Zika; congenital infections; hepatitis B; neonatal herpes simplex infection; rubella
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29267912 PMCID: PMC5853682 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix431
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226