Impact of diagnostic and confirmatory tests and prenatal counseling on the rate of pregnancy termination among women with positive cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin M antibody titers

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 221.e1-221.e6

  Guerra, Brunella ^a   Simonazzi, Giuliana ^a   Banfi, Alessandra ^a   Lazzarotto, Tiziana ^a   Farina, Antonio ^a   Lanari, Marcello ^b   Rizzo, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b St Orsola Malpighi Hospital ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

confirmatory tests; cytomegalovirus; pregnancy terminations; prenatal counseling; screening

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ABORTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FETUS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIMARY INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SERODIAGNOSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33847399093     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.08.039     Document Type: Article

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