Parvovirus B19 in pregnancy

ABSTRACT

Although this study covered only 150 pregnancies, yet it highlights the presence of parvovirus 819 in Egypt. The adverse effect of parvovirus B19 infection on the outcome of pregnancy was 5% spontaneous abortions during the first trimester. In the spontaneously aborted group of patients, 30% of cases were positive for IgG antiparvovirus antibodies and negative for IgM. It was noticed that housewives with 2-4 siblings were seropositive to parvovirus B19 more than housewives with one child. This indicated that contact with children with erythema infectiosum or subclinical paravovirus B19 infection was an important factor. Housewives who delivered healthy full term infants had 52% IgG seropositive reactions against parvovirus B19. This indicated that past infection and persistent antibodies were protective