DENGUE DURING PREGNANCY: ASSOCIATION WITH LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND PREMATURITY

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of dengue virus infection during pregnancy and its correlation with low birth weight, prematurity, and asphyxia. A non-concurrent cohort study reveals the association of dengue during pregnancy with prematurity and low birth weight, when birth occurr...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Christiane Fernandes RIBEIRO, Vânia Glória Silami LOPES, Patricia Brasil, Licinio Esmeraldo da Silva, Pedro Henrique Fernandes Josephson RIBEIRO, Luca Cipriani UGENTI, Rita Maria Ribeiro NOGUEIRA
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2016
Subjects:
Dengue
Pregnancy
Newborn
Prematurity
Low birth weight
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201658008
https://doaj.org/article/ffb9bdbf317844f79f508b970870ede4
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Summary:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of dengue virus infection during pregnancy and its correlation with low birth weight, prematurity, and asphyxia. A non-concurrent cohort study reveals the association of dengue during pregnancy with prematurity and low birth weight, when birth occurred during the maternal-fetal viremia period (p = 0.016 and p < 0.0001, respectively).

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