Prolonged Detection of Zika Virus Nucleic Acid Among Symptomatic Pregnant Women: A Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: A prospective cohort of women with reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) confirmed Zika virus infection aged 18-39 years in Puerto Rico found that pregnant women have about a 3-fold longer estimated median detection of Zika virus RNA in serum, which can increase definitive diagnosis of infection and facilitate timely and appropriate clinical management.

SUBMITTER: Lozier MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6927853 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature