PCR in the First Oropharynx Aspirate of the Newborn: A Possible Source for Identification of Congenital Infection Agents
We present a case of prenatal diagnosis of congenital rubella. After birth, in addition to traditional serologic and clinical examinations to confirm the infection, we could identify the virus in the "first fluid aspirated from the oropharynx of the newborn", using polimerase chain reactio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
1997-11-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651997000600011 |