Congenital and neonatal measles during an epidemic in São Paulo, Brazil in 1997.
During a measles outbreak, 2 mothers with measles gave birth at University Hospital in São Paulo City, Brazil. Blood, saliva and urine were collected from the mothers and newborns. Measles virus genome and IgM antibodies against measles were detected. In 1 infant, measles virus genome persisted in peripheral blood mononuclear cells for 157 days after birth.
Betta Ragazzi
Selma Lopes
SL
Division of Pediatrics, University Hospital, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
De Andrade Vaz-de-Lima
Lourdes Rehder
LR
Rota
Paul
P
Bellini
William J
WJ
Gilio
Alfredo Elias
AE
Costa Vaz
Flavio Adolfo
FA
Durigon
Edison Luiz
EL
D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001938:Brazil; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000821:virology; D008457:Measles / Q000151:congenital* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D008459:Measles virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology; D014556:Urine / Q000821:virology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M