Human Parvovirus B19 in Cord Blood of Premature Infants

Mayumi Koga; Takashi Matsuoka; Kumiko Katayama; Kanae Takeda; Masahiko Nakata; Masakatsu Sase; Hiroshi Kato; Susumu Furukawa

doi:10.1055/s-2001-16988

American Journal of Perinatology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Am J Perinatol 2001; 18(5): 237-240
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-16988

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Human Parvovirus B19 in Cord Blood of Premature Infants

Mayumi Koga¹ ³ , Takashi Matsuoka¹ , Kumiko Katayama¹ , Kanae Takeda¹ ³ , Masahiko Nakata² ³ , Masakatsu Sase² ³ , Hiroshi Kato² ³ , Susumu Furukawa¹ ³

¹Department of Pediatrics, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan
²Department of Gynecology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan
³Department of Perinatal Care Center for Mother and Child, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan

Abstract

ABSTRACT

We investigated whether intrauterine parvovirus B19 infection is associated with premature birth by evaluating parvovirus B19 antibodies and DNA in umbilical cord blood from 76 premature infants. We performed enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent (ELISA) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays to detect B19-specific IgM antibodies and parvovirus DNA. No parvovirus DNA was detected in cord blood sera, and no sample was positive for anti-parvovirus B19 IgM antibodies. Parvovirus appears unlikely to lead to premature birth.

KEYWORD

Parvovirus - cord blood - premature infant - polymerase chain reaction

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