Intrauterine parvovirus B19 infection: Early prenatal diagnosis is possible [2]

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 130-131

  Trotta, Michele ^a   Meli, Massimo ^a   Borchi, Beatrice ^a   Leoncini, Francesco ^a   Periti, Enrico ^b   Pontello, Valentina ^b   Azzi, Alberta ^b  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; LETTER; MATERNAL DISEASE; PARVOVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0842284275     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2003.09.004     Document Type: Letter

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