Prolonged Detection of Zika Virus Nucleic Acid Among Symptomatic Pregnant Women: A Cohort Study | Zendy

Matthew Lozier | Zendy; Eli S. Rosenberg | Zendy; Kate Doyle | Zendy; Laura E. Adams | Zendy; Liore Klein | Zendy; Jorge L. MuñozJordán | Zendy; Luisa I. Alvarado | Zendy; Tyler M. Sharp | Zendy; Gabriela PazBailey | Zendy

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Prolonged Detection of Zika Virus Nucleic Acid Among Symptomatic Pregnant Women: A Cohort Study

Author(s) -

Matthew Lozier,

Eli S. Rosenberg,

Kate Doyle,

Laura E. Adams,

Liore Klein,

Jorge L. MuñozJordán,

Luisa I. Alvarado,

Tyler M. Sharp,

Gabriela PazBailey

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy209

Subject(s) - zika virus , medicine , cohort , prospective cohort study , cohort study , virus , pregnancy , virology , reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction , polymerase chain reaction , nucleic acid , obstetrics , biology , biochemistry , messenger rna , gene , genetics

A prospective cohort of women with reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) confirmed Zika virus infection aged 18–39 years in Puerto Rico found that pregnant women have about a 3-fold longer estimated median detection of Zika virus RNA in serum, which can increase definitive diagnosis of infection and facilitate timely and appropriate clinical management.

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