Acute Hepatitis A Infection in Pregnancy Is Associated With High Rates of Gestational Complications and Preterm Labor

Gastroenterology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1129-1134

  Elinav, Eran ^a   Ben Dov, Iddo Z ^a   Shapira, Yami ^a   Daudi, Nilli ^a   Adler, Ruth ^a   Shouval, Daniel ^a   Ackerman, Zvi ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; MECONIUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 33645958591     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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