title: Perinatal transmission of dengue: a report of 7 cases.
abstract: Perinatal transmission of dengue virus was confirmed by the evidence of virus in fetal tissue, newborn serum, and placenta of pregnant women. Abortion, several different clinical findings, and placental inflammatory findings were documented. No association was seen between severity of maternal dengue and disease of the newborn.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materno-infantil, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: chrisribeiro@vm.uff.br.
authors.forename: Christiane Fernandes
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Vânia Glória Silami
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brasil
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: Adriana Gouveia
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Muniz
authors.forename: Rita Maria Ribeiro
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Nogueira
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003715:Dengue / Q000097:blood / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology*; D003716:Dengue Virus; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007249:Inflammation; D018811:Maternal Exposure; D010920:Placenta / Q000821:virology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000821:virology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis
keywords: DENV; DHF; DSS; Dengue hemorrhagic fever; Dengue shock syndrome; Dengue virus