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

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. mater...

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 in fetal deaths.

BACKGROUND Parvovirus B19 infection during pregnancy can lead to nonimmune fetal hydrops, miscarriage, and intrauterine fetal death (IUFD). Some studies have suggested that parvovirus B19 infection may surprisingly often result in nonhydropic fetal death during the third trimester, in the absence of maternal serological evidence of acute infection. This study was conducted to investigate the pr...

Detection of parvovirus B19 infection in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded placenta and fetal tissues.

Parvovirus B19 infection was first discovered in 1975 and it is implicated in fetal death from hydrops fetalis the world over. Diagnosis is usually made through histological identification of the intranuclear inclusion in placenta and fetal organs. However, these cells may be scarce or uncharacteristic, making definitive diagnosis difficult. We analyzed histologically placentas and fetal organs...

Relation between parvovirus B19 infection and fetal mortality and spontaneous abortion

  Background: Infection with parvovirus B19 may cause fetal losses including spontaneous abortion, intrauterine fetal death and non-immune hydropsfetalis. The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of parvovirus B19 in formalin fixed placental tissues in lost fetuses using real-time PCR method.   Methods : In this cross-sectional study, 100 formalin fixed placental tissues with unknown...

Parvovirus B19 infection in pregnancy.