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Spontaneous Abortion
Studies from A. Riipinen and co-researchers update current data on spontaneous abortion
January 13th, 2009
According to recent research from Helsinki, Finland, "Parvovirus B19 infection during pregnancy can lead to nonimmune fetal hydrops, miscarriage, and intrauterine fetal death ( IUFD). Some studies have suggested that parvovirus B19 infection may surprisingly often result in nonhydropic fetal death during the third trimester, in the absence of maternal serological evidence of acute infection." "This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of parvovirus B19 DNA among fetuses from miscarriages and IUFDs. We retrospectively studied 535 unborn fetuses, including 120 fetuses from miscarriages and 169 from IUFDs. The control fetuses were 246 fetuses from induced...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-13)
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