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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-4-24
pubmed:abstractText
Different variables influence the possibility that maternal viral infection may be transmitted to the fetus, although not all fetal infections result in fetal "illness" with consequent fetopathy. As concerns the fetus, prenatal diagnosis includes invasive techniques necessary for fetal tissue sampling. These techniques carry some risks. The fetal infectious risk, as determined by maternal clinico-serological profile and according to sonographic investigation, always should be weighed against the risks and benefits of invasive diagnostic procedures. The present study re-elaborates the criteria necessary for defining fetal risk as related to the maternal serological profile. In the 26 mothers with rubeola infection, the incidence of fetal mortality was 7.7%. Fetal prognosis worsens with the precocity of eruption. In these cases the esantema is the most reliable prognostic element as an indication to perform the invasive procedure. In the 15 patients with cytomegalovirus infection, no fetal or postnatal losses occurred. Morbidity occurred in 13.3% of cases, and the two ill fetuses were classified in the same risk group. In this group of patients, the maternal serological profile is a significant predictor of fetal morbidity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1057-0802
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
36-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Amniotic Fluid, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Antibodies, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Cytomegalovirus Infections, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Fetal Death, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Fetal Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Gestational Age, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Immunoglobulin M, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Measles, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Morbidity, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Prenatal Diagnosis, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:9502669-Risk Factors
pubmed:articleTitle
Fetal infection from rubeovirus or cytomegalovirus: correlation among maternal serological profiles, invasive diagnostic procedures, and long-term follow-up.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article