1.
J Clin Microbiol
; 42(10): 4818-20, 2004 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15472350
ABSTRACT
The diagnostic value of RT-PCR of amniotic fluid (AF) for prenatal diagnosis of congenital rubella virus infection in 45 pregnant women with confirmed primary infection was assessed. Specificity of RT-PCR was 100% and sensitivity ranged between 83 and 95%.
Subject(s)
Amniotic Fluid/virology , Prenatal Diagnosis , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Rubella Syndrome, Congenital/diagnosis , Rubella virus/isolation & purification , Female , Fetal Diseases/diagnosis , Fetal Diseases/virology , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology , Rubella/diagnosis , Rubella/virology , Rubella Syndrome, Congenital/virology , Rubella virus/genetics , Sensitivity and Specificity
2.
Clin Infect Dis
; 36(12): 1634-5, 2003 Jun 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12802778
Subject(s)
Herpesvirus 6, Human/isolation & purification , Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology , Roseolovirus Infections/transmission , Amniotic Fluid/virology , DNA, Viral/analysis , Female , Herpesvirus 6, Human/genetics , Herpesvirus 7, Human/genetics , Herpesvirus 7, Human/isolation & purification , Humans , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Pregnancy , Risk , Roseolovirus Infections/epidemiology
3.
J Perinatol
; 22(8): 669-71, 2002 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12478453
ABSTRACT
Classical serologic assays are not useful for the diagnosis of perinatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection during the acute phase of the disease. We report two cases of neonatal HSV infection that highlight the diagnostic value of HSV-specific IgG avidity and its contribution for further characterization of neonatal HSV infection.
