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Clinical phenotype in infants with negative Zika virus immunoglobulin M testing born to mothers with confirmed Zika virus infection during pregnancy.
Birth defects research - 15 Oct 2021
Godfred-Cato Shana, Newton Suzanne, Adams Laura, Valencia-Prado Miguel, Lake-Burger Heather, Morrison Andrea, Jones Abbey M, Olson Samantha M, Roth Nicole M, Tong Van T, Gilboa Suzanne M, Meaney Delman Dana, Honein Margaret A, Staples Jennifer Erin, Moore Cynthia A
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BACKGROUND: Recommended testing for both infants with Zika-associated birth defects (i.e., microcephaly and selected brain or eye anomalies) and infants without birth defects whose mothers had laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy includes nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) testing within days after birth. Brain and eye defects highly...
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