Detection of human parvovirus B19 in cases of hydrops fetalis in São Paulo, Brazil Detecção de parvovírus humano B19 em casos de hydropsia fetal em São Paulo, Brasil

• Main Authors: Cristina Adelaide Figueiredo (Author), Maria Isabel de Oliveira (Author), Ana Maria Sardinha Afonso (Author), Joelma Queiroz Andrade (Author), Maria de Lourdes Brizot (Author), Marcelo Zugaib (Author), Suely Pires Curti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human parvovirus B19 infection is known to be one of the causes of hydrops fetalis. The maternal infection caused by the virus may be symptomatic or asymptomatic. In this study, 40 pregnant women with gestational age of approximately 25 weeks, prenatal diagnosis of non immune hydrops fetalis and sus...