1. Analysis about the influence on the fetus infected with parvovirus B19 using amniotic erythropoietin and troponin-T.
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Yoshida M, Matsuda H, Yoshinaga Y, Asai K, Kawashima A, Sei K, Horii M, Nakanishi A, Soyama H, and Furuya K
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- Biomarkers metabolism, Female, Humans, Hydrops Fetalis metabolism, Hydrops Fetalis virology, Multivariate Analysis, Parvoviridae Infections complications, Parvoviridae Infections metabolism, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious metabolism, Retrospective Studies, Ultrasonography, Erythropoietin metabolism, Hydrops Fetalis diagnostic imaging, Parvoviridae Infections diagnostic imaging, Parvovirus B19, Human, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious diagnostic imaging, Troponin T metabolism
- Abstract
Objective: We tried to identify the influence on the fetus infected with parvovirus B19 (PB19) and retrospectively analyze the severity of fetal infection., Methods: Twenty pregnant women who developed maternal PB19 infection were included in this study. A total of 20 amniotic fluid samples were collected for measurement of PB19-DNA, erythropoietin (Epo) and troponin-T (TnT)., Results: Of the 5 fetuses with hydrops, 2 were rescued by fetal therapy. Significant differences between groups were found for Epo and TnT: Epo 107.1 ± 45.3 mU/ml and TnT 0.040 ± 0.028 ng/ml (mean ± standard deviation) for the symptomatic fetus group; and Epo 18.9 ± 13.7 mU/ml and TnT 0.008 ± 0.014 ng/ml for the asymptomatic fetus group (p = 0.043 for both variables). Setting Epo ≥50 mU/ml as the predictor of disease onset resulted in an Odds ratio of 56.0, with a 95 % confidence interval of 7.68-1,108.76., Conclusion: The study has determined an amniotic Epo level of ≥50 mU/ml as a factor of the influence on the fetus infected with PB19. The measurement of amniotic Epo level combined with amniotic TnT level is effective for determining the severity of fetal hypoxia.
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- 2013
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