Cranial US in Infants Exposed to Zika Virus: The NATZIG Cohort.

ABSTRACT: Background Studies addressing neuroimaging findings as primary outcomes of congenital Zika virus infection are variable regarding inclusion criteria and confirmatory laboratory testing. Purpose To investigate cranial US signs of prenatal Zika virus exposure and to describe frequencies of cranial US findings in infants exposed to Zika virus compared to those in control infants. Materials and Methods In this single-center prospective cohort study, participants were enrolled during the December 2015-July 2016 outbreak of Zika virus infection in southeast Brazil (Natural History of Zika Virus Infection in Gestation cohort). Eligibility criteria were available cranial US and laboratory findings of maternal Zika virus infection during pregnancy confirmed with RNA polymerase chain reaction testin

SUBMITTER: Reis Teixeira S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8409108 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature