detection of parvovirus b19 infection in thalasemic patients in isfahan province, iran

Detection of Parvovirus B19 Infection in Thalasemic Patients in Isfahan Province, Iran

BACKGROUND Parvovirus B19, a member of the Erythrovirus genus of Parvoviridae family, causes various clinical illnesses including infectious erythema, arthropathy, hydrops fetalis or congenital anemia, and transient aplastic crises. The B19 virus can be transmitted through respiratory secretions, blood products, and blood transfusion. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to detect the B19 vir...

Frequency of human Parvovirus B19 among patients with respiratory infection in Iran

Background: Human parvovirus B19 was known as one of the possible cause of mild respiratory tract diseases in previous studies. However, there are some reports of acute obstructive respiratory disease and severe pneumonia. The purpose of current study was to assess the prevalence and clinical features of parvovirus B19 in respiratory infection.    Methods: This study was conducted on...

Parvovirus B19 Infection Frequency in Placenta of Fetal Loss Cases in Children Medical Center, Tehran, Iran

  Background and Objectives: Infection with parvovirus may induce spontaneous abortion, non-immune hydrops fetalis, and intrauterine death in full term infants. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of parvovirus B19 in paraffin-embedded formalin fixed placental tissues in lost fetuses by PCR method and comparison with its frequency in healthy full term neonates as controls. Ma...

Parvovirus B19 infection in pediatric transplant patients.

Evidence of recent parvovirus virus infection (as determined by the presence of a positive IgM antibody titer) without other identified causes of anemia was found in 5 of 26 pediatric solid-organ transplant recipients evaluated for moderate-to-severe anemia between June 1990 and July 1991. Anemia tended to be chronic (median duration of anemia at the time of diagnosis was 12 weeks) and was asso...

Parvovirus B19 infection in pregnancy.

Parvovirus B19 infection in pregnancy.

OBJECTIVES (1) To review the effects of parvovirus B19 on the pregnant woman and fetus, and (2) to discuss the management of women who are exposed to, who are at risk of developing, or who develop parvovirus B19 infection in pregnancy. OUTCOMES Maternal outcomes of parvovirus B19 including erythema infectiosum, arthropathy, anemia, and myocarditis. Fetal outcomes including spontaneous abortio...