title: Parvovirus B19 infection in pregnancy.
abstract: Transplacental transmission of human parvovirus B19 (B19 virus) to the fetus is an important cause of intrauterine death, abortion, stillbirth, and nonimmune hydrops fetalis. Adverse outcome of pregnancy can occur after symptomatic and asymptomatic maternal infection. Only rare cases of congenital malformations and fetal disease in live-born infants have been associated with intrauterine B19 virus infection. Laboratory results obtained from paired maternal and fetal cord blood samples indicate that a reliable diagnosis of fetal B19 virus infection should be based on detection of parvovirus B19 DNA.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Center of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bonn, Germany. eis@mailer.meb.uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Eis-Hübinger
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dieck
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schild
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hansmann
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Schneweis
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases; D006801:Humans; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000821:virology*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis