Transplacental passage of Plasmodium falciparum and seroevaluation of newborns in northern Nigeria.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1997 Dec; 28(4): 741-5
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-31860
ABSTRACT
The findings of a prospective study of 656 near-term pregnant; women, and of the cord and peripheral blood of newborns of positive mothers are reported. 292 (44.51%) of the pregnant women were infected with Plasmodium falciparum. Further microscopic screening of the cord blood of newborns of the 292 positive cases at delivery showed a parasite rate of 10.95%. Transplacental passage of P. falciparum was confirmed by detection of parasitemia in the peripheral blood of 2.82% of newborns within 7 days of birth. Serological investigation of sera of 284 newborns by indirect fluorescent technic (IFA) with P. falciparum IgM specific conjugate indicated that 72 (24.66%) had IgM antibodies of P. falciparum in their blood. The average birthweight of seropositive newborns was 400 g less than seronegative ones. There was no significant difference in the rate of neonatal infection regardless of whether or not the mothers had taken chloroquine prophylaxis.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Plasmodium falciparum
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Immunoglobulin M
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
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Antibodies, Protozoan
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Prevalence
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Prospective Studies
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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