Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus: An emerging obstetric pathogen?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1532-1536

  Jamieson, Denise J ^a   Kourtis, Athena P ^a   Bell, Michael ^b   Rasmussen, Sonja A ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Indexed keywords

RIBAVIRIN;

ARENAVIRUS; ARTICLE; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GYNECOLOGIC INFECTION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFECTION RISK; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS; MENINGITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NONHUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 33646770959     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.11.040     Document Type: Article

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