Human Parvovirus B19 in Pregnancy

Human parvovirus is an often unrecognized but potentially deadly infection when contracted by childbearing women who are seronegative. Although maternal symptoms and sequelae are mild, the exposed fetus quickly can develop nonimmune hydrops fetalis and die. Health care providers can prepare for appr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing gynecologic, and neonatal nursing, 1995-07, Vol.24 (6), p.495-498
1. Verfasser:	Finch, Catherine M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Erythema Infectiosum - diagnosis Erythema Infectiosum - epidemiology Erythema Infectiosum - nursing Erythema Infectiosum - transmission Female Humans Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical Maternal-Child Nursing Nursing Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnosis Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - nursing
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Zusammenfassung:	Human parvovirus is an often unrecognized but potentially deadly infection when contracted by childbearing women who are seronegative. Although maternal symptoms and sequelae are mild, the exposed fetus quickly can develop nonimmune hydrops fetalis and die. Health care providers can prepare for appropriate maternal and fetal management by reviewing the history, disease process, and transmission mode of parvovirus.
ISSN:	0884-2175 1552-6909
DOI:	10.1111/j.1552-6909.1995.tb02386.x