| Absence of human bocavirus from deceased fetuses and their mothers. | |
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PMID: 20031484 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The human bocavirus (HBoV), a newly discovered parvovirus, is closely related to the bovine parvovirus and the canine minute virus, which are known to cause adverse pregnancy outcomes. Another human parvovirus, B19, can lead to fetal hydrops, miscarriage and intrauterine fetal death (IUFD). OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of HBoV DNA in aborted fetuses and IUFDs. The HBoV serology of the mothers was also studied. STUDY DESIGN: We retrospectively studied all available fetuses (N=535) autopsied during 7/1992-12/1995, and 1/2003-12/2005 in Helsinki, Finland. All available formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded fetal tissues - placenta, heart and liver - of 120 miscarriages, 169 IUFDs, and 246 induced abortions were studied by quantitative PCR. We also measured the HBoV IgM and IgG antibodies in the corresponding maternal sera (N=462) mostly of the first trimester. The IgM-positive sera underwent HBoV PCR. RESULTS: None of the fetal tissues harbored HBoV DNA. A total of 97% (448/462) of the mothers were positive for IgG antibodies to HBoV, while only 0.9% (4/462) exhibited HBoV-specific IgM antibodies without viremia or respiratory symptoms. One IgM-positive mother had an unexplained fetal loss. CONCLUSIONS: We did not find HBoV DNA in any of the deceased fetuses. Almost all pregnant women were HBoV-IgG positive. |
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Authors:
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Anita Riipinen; Elina V?is?nen; Anne Lahtinen; Riitta Karikoski; Mika Nuutila; Helj?-Marja Surcel; Helena Taskinen; Klaus Hedman; Maria S?derlund-Venermo |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-12-23 |
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Title: Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology Volume: 47 ISSN: 1873-5967 ISO Abbreviation: J. Clin. Virol. Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
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Created Date: 2010-02-04 Completed Date: 2010-04-07 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9815671 Medline TA: J Clin Virol Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 186-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland. anita.riipinen@ttl.fi |
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Abortion, Spontaneous
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etiology Adolescent Adult Antibodies, Viral / blood Female Fetal Death / etiology Fetus / virology* Finland / epidemiology Heart / virology Human bocavirus / isolation & purification* Humans Immunoglobulin G / blood Immunoglobulin M / blood Liver / virology Middle Aged Parvoviridae Infections / epidemiology*, virology Placenta / virology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology*, virology Prevalence Retrospective Studies Young Adult |
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0/Antibodies, Viral; 0/Immunoglobulin G; 0/Immunoglobulin M |
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