Scrub Typhus in a Pregnant Woman: No Evidence of Intrauterine Infection / 감염
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
; : 453-455, 2001.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Pregnancy with scrub typhus is a rare condition. A 30-year-old woman was infected with scrub typhus at the 35th week of gestation. She was treated successfully with azithromycin, and delivered her baby uneventfully. The baby developed no signs for scrub typhus, and thrived well. IgM antibodies to O. tsutsugamushi were undetectable in the baby's sera, and titers of IgG antibodies did not rise. The polymerase chain reaction of the cord blood for O. tsutsugamushi was also negative. We concluded that transplacental infection did not occur in this pregnant woman.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Immunoglobulin G
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Immunoglobulin M
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Scrub Typhus
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Azithromycin
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Pregnant Women
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Fetal Blood
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Antibodies
Aspects:
Implementation research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article
