Detection of parvovirus B19 infection in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded placenta and fetal tissues Detecção da infecção pelo parvovírus B19 em placenta e tecidos fetais fixados em formalina e embebidos em parafina
Parvovirus B19 infection was first discovered in 1975 and it is implicated in fetal death from hydrops fetalis the world over. Diagnosis is usually made through histological identification of the intranuclear inclusion in placenta and fetal organs. However, these cells may be scarce or uncharacteris...
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Universidade de São Paulo
2007-04-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652007000200007 |