title: Immunoglobulin determinations in the diagnosis of fetal infection.
abstract: Current indications are that the human fetus is not immunologically incompetent. An elevated IgM level may be a nonspecific indicator of a newborn at high risk for intrauterine infections--which may not be clinically apparent.
authors: University of Alabama in Birmingham, Children's Hospital, Birmingham, USA.
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Alford
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000097:blood*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007239:Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007136:Immunoglobulins