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[Virological and bacteriological study of materno-fetal infections in Brazzaville]

Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 1991;84(5 Pt 5):627-34. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/92306259
Yala F; Biendo M; Odongo I; Kounkou R; Laboratoire de Bacteriologie-Virologie, CHU, Brazzaville, Congo.

Abstract: Serological study of serum samples taken from pregnant women and umbilical cord and bacteriological study of vaginal secretions samples and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed in mothers: T. pallidum antibody (Tp ab) 9%, Rubella virus antibody (Ru ab) 85%; HBs Ag 16%, HIV antibody (HIV ab) 4%. Microbe culture showed: S. aureus 18%, Streptococcus sp. 9%, E. coli 4.9%, Klebsiella 3.6%, Citrobacter 3.6%, Candida albicans 15%; direct immunofluorescence: Chlamydia 26%. In infants: IgG umbilical cord: Tp ab 4.8%, Rub ab: 80.6%, HIV ab 4/4, Hbs Ag 11.3% Microbe culture in CSF: global frequency: 5.1%; Streptococcus sp. 31.8%, Staphylococcus 20.5%, enterobacteriaceae 27.2%, other Gram negative bacilli 20.5%.
Keywords: Adolescence Adult Antibodies, Bacterial/BLOOD Antibodies, Viral/BLOOD Bacterial Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION Cerebrospinal Fluid/MICROBIOLOGY Congo/EPIDEMIOLOGY English Abstract Female Fetal Blood/IMMUNOLOGY Human Infant, Newborn *Maternal-Fetal Exchange Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Vagina/MICROBIOLOGY Virus Diseases/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDadolescenceadultantibodies,bacterial/bloodantibodies,viral/bloodbacterialinfections/KWDepidemiology/transmissioncerebrospinalfluid/microbiologycongo/epidemiologyenglishabstractfemalefetalblood/immunologyhumaninfant,newbornKWDmaternal-fetalexchangepregnancypregnancycomplications,infectious/KWDepidemiologyvagina/microbiologyvirusdiseases/KWDepidemiology/transmissionjournalarticle
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