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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-9-15
pubmed:abstractText
The serological and virological course of parvovirus B19 infection was followed in 14 women who suffered symptomatic or subclinical acute infection during pregnancy. Serial serum samples from the patients were tested for IgG and IgM antibodies and the levels of parvovirus B19 DNA were monitored using a semi-quantitative PCR assay. In addition, the outcome of the pregnancies was documented by clinical information and by testing cord blood for parvovirus B19 specific antibodies as well as for parvovirus B19 DNA by PCR. Levels of IgG antibodies rose steadily within 2 months of infection and in some cases began to decline at the end of pregnancy. IgM antibodies were usually detected for at least 2 months and persisted for as long as 9 months in one case. Viral DNA was detectable for at least 8 weeks following infection and semi-quantitative analysis revealed a gradual reduction in virus load during the viraemic phase of infection. There were no apparent differences in the course of antibody development and duration of viraemia in symptomatic versus subclinical infections.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-8126
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
139-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Acute parvovirus B19 infection in pregnant women--an analysis of serial samples by serological and semi-quantitative PCR techniques.
pubmed:affiliation
Medizinisch-Diagnostisches Gemeinschaftslabor, Stuttgart, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article