Isolation of cytomegalovirus from the amniotic fluid during the third trimester

Isolation of cytomegalovirus from the amniotic fluid during the third trimester

A case is presented in which cytomegalovirus was isolated from the amniotic fluid at 36 weeks' gestation in a pregnancy complicated by cytomegalovirus hepatitis at 10 weeks of gestation. Abnormalities noted in the newborn infant included an undescended testis, right equinovarus, and hypotonia....

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1981-04, Vol.139 (8), p.937-938
Hauptverfasser: Yambao, Thelma J., Clark, David, Weiner, Leonard, Aubry, Richard H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Amniotic Fluid - microbiology
Cytomegalovirus - isolation & purification
Cytomegalovirus Infections - microbiology
Female
Hepatitis, Viral, Human - microbiology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - microbiology
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
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Zusammenfassung:A case is presented in which cytomegalovirus was isolated from the amniotic fluid at 36 weeks' gestation in a pregnancy complicated by cytomegalovirus hepatitis at 10 weeks of gestation. Abnormalities noted in the newborn infant included an undescended testis, right equinovarus, and hypotonia. All cutures revealed cytomegalovirus. Subsequent immunoglobulin studies, chest x-ray film, and bone films were all normal.
ISSN:0002-9378
1097-6868
DOI:10.1016/0002-9378(81)90962-5