| Literature DB >> 30624579 |
Jose Paulo Pereira1, Melanie M Maykin2, Zilton Vasconcelos1, Elyzabeth Avvad-Portari1, Andrea A Zin1, Irena Tsui3, Patricia Brasil4, Karin Nielsen-Saines5, Maria E Moreira1, Stephanie L Gaw2.
Abstract
There are limited data on amniocentesis as a diagnostic tool for congenital Zika syndrome. Here we report on a prospective cohort of 16 women with suspected Zika virus infection in a highly endemic area, and discuss the role of amniocentesis in the prenatal diagnosis of fetal Zika infection.Entities:
Keywords: TORCH infection; ZIKV; perinatal infection; pregnancy; vertical transmission
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30624579 PMCID: PMC6669287 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079