title: Human parvovirus B19 and pregnancy.
abstract: Although B19 infection during pregnancy usually has no adverse effect on the fetus, it can cause fetal death. Recent studies make it possible to estimate risk of infection following different types of exposure and the risk of fetal death after infection. The most common clinical manifestations of B19 infection are erythema infectiosum and aplastic crisis in patients with chronic hemolytic anemias.
authors.affiliation: Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Hurwitz
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010321:Parvoviridae / Q000145:classification; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors