title: Prenatal testing for infectious disease.
abstract: Prenatal testing for infectious diseases is performed frequently and for a variety of indications. The purpose of this article is to review the maternal and fetal infections that pose diagnostic concerns. Recent advances in diagnostic testing (such as avidity testing) is included. Testing issues focus on the diagnosis of maternal and fetal infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, SW44-14 GH, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242-1080, USA. janet-andrews@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Janet I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Diekema
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yankowitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis