Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3273739 | Journal de Gynécologie Obstétrique et Biologie de la Reproduction | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Though fetal contamination risks appear to be rare before 22 weeks of gestation, they are potentially dangerous. After 22 weeks gestation, newborns infection occurs if the mother is viremia positive at delivery. Transplacental transmission is suspected, but the pathogenic mechanism remains unknown.
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Authors
Y. Lenglet, G. Barau, P.-Y. Robillard, H. Randrianaivo, A. Michault, A. Bouveret, P. Gérardin, B. Boumahni, Y. Touret, E. Kauffmann, I. Schuffenecker, M. Gabriele, A. Fourmaintraux,