Dengue infection in pregnancy - Prevalence, vertical transmission, and pregnancy outcome

• Main Authors: Tan, P.C., Rajasingam, G., Devi, S., Omar, S.Z.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: R Medicine; RG Gynecology and obstetrics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10860/; http://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/abstract/2008/05000/dengue_infection_in_pregnancy__prevalence,.15.aspx

OBJECTIVE: To estimate prevalence rate of recent dengue infection in parturients, as well as the vertical transmission rate, and to compare pregnancy outcomes among infected women. METHOD: A prospective cohort study was performed. Maternal and paired umbilical cord bloods were taken at delivery. A b...