Fetal varicella syndrome is a rare condition of the newborn, presenting with cutaneous scars, limb defects, ocular and central nervous system abnormalities. It is due to varicella or zoster developing in the fetus following maternal varicella infection during early pregnancy. We are reporting a case of congenital varicella syndrome following maternal varicella during the 17th week of pregnancy....

Infection of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNCs) has been demonstrated to be a crucial event in the vertical transmission of viruses, and it is known that hepatitis C virus (HCV) can infect PBMNCs. The relationship between vertical transmission of HCV and the presence of positive and negative strands of HCV-RNA in the PBMNCs of HCV-carrier mothers was investigated using reverse transcri...

BACKGROUND Toxoplasma infection during pregnancy exposes the fetus to risks of congenital infection and sequelae that depend heavily on gestational age (GA) at time of infection. Accurate risk estimates by GA are necessary to counsel parents and improve clinical decisions. METHODS We analyzed data from pregnant women diagnosed with acute Toxoplasma infection in Lyon (France) from 1987 to 2008...

HIV infection in young children most commonly arises as a result of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). It is thought that only 1.5-2% of MTCT occurs transplacentally during pregnancy. The vast majority occurs due to maternofetal transmission of blood during parturition or postnatal breast-feeding. A negative maternal HIV test at booking does not preclude neonatal infection maternal infection ...

BACKGROUND: The maternal mortality rate is an indicator that reflects the mother’s health status, especially risk of death for mother during pregnancy and childbirth. Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) has a close relationship with efforts to increase human development. Therefore, are needed reduce MMR by identifying factors influence MMR. AIM: aim study was analyze causing incidence Maternal Death ...

objective: to assess the relationship between maternal uti during pregnancy and neonatal uti. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study included eighty neonates referred to ali-e-asghar hospital, tehran, iran, in 2011. the participants were divided into the study (with diagnosis of uti; n = 40) and the control (without this type of infection; n = 40) groups. the mothers were asked about...

BACKGROUND Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnancy can lead to congenital malaria, which has detrimental health consequences for infants. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) might increase cord blood P. falciparum infection by decreasing maternal antimalarial-specific antibodies. METHODS HIV-negative (n=133) and HIV-positive (n=55) Mozambican pregnant women were assessed at delivery for m...

Avian lymphoid leukosis can be induced by lymphoid leukosis viruses belonging to Subgroups A, B, C, and D. The endogenous virus of the chicken (Rous-associated virus type 0) belongs to Subgroup E and has little, if any, potential for inducing lymphoid leukosis. Nearly all chicken flocks are infected with Subgroup A lymphoid leukosis virus. This virus can be transmitted from dam to offspring or ...