Prolonged Maternal Shedding and Maternal-fetal Transmission of Measles Virus

Prolonged Maternal Shedding and Maternal-fetal Transmission of Measles Virus

Prolonged measles virus detection in maternal saliva and blood was evidenced in 6 pregnant women. Maternal-fetal transmission was evidenced in 2 of 4 infants who were asymptomatic at birth, 21-24 weeks after maternal infection. Whereas peripartum congenital measles is severe, asymptomatic measles vi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2021-05, Vol.72 (9), p.1631-1634
Hauptverfasser: Charlier, Caroline, Dina, Julia, Freymuth, François, Vabret, Astrid, Lortholary, Olivier, Antona, Denise, Lecuit, Marc
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Sprache:eng
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Human health and pathology
Infectious diseases
Life Sciences
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Zusammenfassung:Prolonged measles virus detection in maternal saliva and blood was evidenced in 6 pregnant women. Maternal-fetal transmission was evidenced in 2 of 4 infants who were asymptomatic at birth, 21-24 weeks after maternal infection. Whereas peripartum congenital measles is severe, asymptomatic measles virus vertical transmission can occur earlier in pregnancy.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciaa915