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Rubella Virus Genome Diagnosis during Pregnancy and Mechanism of Congenital Rubella
1 Jan 1998
Abstract excerpt
Fetal infection with rubella virus was diagnosed based on the detection of viral genome in the fetus-derived tissues. While viral genomes were detected in 41 of those 112 cases (36.7%) where rubella virus infection of the mother was apparent, only 7 of 141 cases (5. 0%) showed evidence of fetal infection when maternal rubella infection was inapparent. All 184 babies born of genome-negative mothers have no...
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