Urinary virus excretion in pregnancy.
In a series of 774 women with pregnancies ranging from 7 weeks to term, virus particles representing five different groups have been detected in urine specimens by negative staining electron microscopy. Of the virus-positive women, 0,39% excreted papillomavirus (in the absence of genital warts), 3,1% polyomavirus, 0,26% adenovirus type II, 0,65% an antibody-coated unidentified virus particle and 7,7% a membrane-associated virus-like particle. The implications of these findings are discussed in the light of the apparently increased susceptibility of pregnant women to virus infection.
D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000652:urine; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011120:Polyomavirus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011247:Pregnancy; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology*; D014780:Viruses / Q000648:ultrastructure
D000914:Antibodies, Viral