Placental Transmission of Human Parvovirus 4 in Newborns with Hydrops, Taiwan

Chen, Mao-Yuan; Yang, Shiu-Ju; Hung, Chien-Ching

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Placental Transmission of Human Parvovirus 4 in Newborns with Hydrops, Taiwan

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Oct 2011
By Chen, Mao-Yuan ; Yang, Shiu-Ju ; Hung, Chien-Ching

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Chen, Mao-Yuan ; Yang, Shiu-Ju ; Hung, Chien-Ching
Description:

In studying the epidemiology of parvovirus 4 (PARV4) in Taiwan, we detected DNA in plasma of 3 mothers and their newborns with hydrops. In 1 additional case, only the mother had PARV4 DNA. Our findings demonstrate that PARV4 can be transmitted through the placenta.
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Adult Amino Acid Sequence Antibodies, Viral Capsid Proteins Dispatch DNA, Viral Female Humans Hydrops Hydrops Fetalis Immunoglobulin G Infant Infant, Newborn Infants Male Parvoviridae Infections Parvovirus Parvovirus 4 Parvovirus B19, Human Parvovirus B19V Placenta Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Vertical Transmission Viruses
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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(10):1954-1956.
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Journal Article
Volume:

17
Issue:

10
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:bb25e2194df6e105c56dffd333cc22de52bfe3a9b5725c2b7e777ad2a6f0af7a
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