Maternal and infant death after probable vertical transmission of chikungunya virus in Brazil – case report

BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus infection in neonates is relatively rare and can lead to death. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the occurrence of the first death of a mother and child after probable vertical transmission of chikungunya virus in Brazil. A 28-year-old pregnant woman with hypertension prese...

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Autores principales: Oliveira, Rhaquel de Morais Alves Barbosa, Barreto, Francisca Kalline de Almeida, Maia, Ana Maria Peixoto Cabral, Gomes, Ileana Pitombeira, Simião, Adriana Rocha, Barbosa, Rebeca Bandeira, Rodrigues, Adilina Soares Romeiro, Lopes, Kilma Wanderley, Araújo, Fernanda Montenegro de Carvalho, do Vale, Regina Lúcia Sousa, Cavalcante, John Washington, Cavalcanti, Luciano Pamplona de Góes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6048842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30012112
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3243-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6048842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30012112
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3243-1

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