Clinical Inquiries. What Should You Tell Pregnant Women about Exposure to Parvovirus?

Excerpt: Tell patients that parvovirus infections before 20 weeks' gestation confer a risk of fetal morbidity and mortality as high as 16%, but don't significantly increase long-term developmental sequelae.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Snyder, Matthew, Wallace, Rick
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2011
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Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8690
https://www.mdedge.com/familymedicine/article/64561/womens-health/what-should-you-tell-pregnant-women-about-exposure
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Summary:Excerpt: Tell patients that parvovirus infections before 20 weeks' gestation confer a risk of fetal morbidity and mortality as high as 16%, but don't significantly increase long-term developmental sequelae.