Infectious diseases during pregnancy in Brazil: seroprevalence and risk factors | Zendy

Galileu Barbosa Costa | Zendy; Mário Oliveira | Zendy; Sandra Rocha Gadelha | Zendy; George Rêgo Albuquerque | Zendy; Marcel Teixeira | Zendy; Mônica Regina da Silva Raiol | Zendy; Sandra Mara Bispo Sousa | Zendy; Lauro Juliano Marin | Zendy

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Infectious diseases during pregnancy in Brazil: seroprevalence and risk factors

Author(s) -

Galileu Barbosa Costa,

Mário Oliveira,

Sandra Rocha Gadelha,

George Rêgo Albuquerque,

Marcel Teixeira,

Mônica Regina da Silva Raiol,

Sandra Mara Bispo Sousa,

Lauro Juliano Marin

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.9492

Subject(s) - seroprevalence , medicine , toxoplasma gondii , rubella , pregnancy , cytomegalovirus , odds ratio , rubella virus , toxoplasmosis , immunology , antibody , obstetrics , vaccination , serology , virus , measles , biology , viral disease , herpesviridae , genetics

Vertically transmitted infections are caused by a diversity of pathogenic microorganisms. Pregnant women are routinely screened to evaluate the risks and reduce the burden of disorders in their unborn children. We assessed the prevalence and possible risk factors for Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Rubella, Human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV), and Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women from the South region of Bahia State, Brazil.

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