Another piece of the Zika puzzle: assessing the associated factors to microcephaly in a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Luciana Guerra Gallo (Author), Jorge Martinez-Cajas (Author), Henry Maia Peixoto (Author), Ana Carolina Esteves da Silva Pereira (Author), Jillian E. Carter (Author), Sandra McKeown (Author), Bruno Schaub (Author), Camila V. Ventura (Author), Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de França (Author), Léo Pomar (Author), Liana O. Ventura (Author), Vivek R. Nerurkar (Author), Wildo Navegantes de Araújo (Author), Maria P. Velez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although it is known that Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy may lead to microcephaly in the fetus, the prognostic factors associated with this tragic disorder remain unclear. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the prognostic factors associated...