Detection and sequencing of Zika virus in normocephalic newborns with congenital Zika infection

Detection and sequencing of Zika virus in normocephalic newborns with congenital Zika infection

ABSTRACT: Fourteen asymptomatic normocephalic newborns with confirmed congenital Zika infection were investigated. All newborns presented Zika virus (ZIKV) positivity on reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Following ZIKV-specific NS5 gene fragment sequencing in one child, phylogenetic a...

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Main Authors: Breno Lima de Almeida, Marta Giovanetti, João Vitor Oliveira, Tereza Cristina Xavier Carvalho, Eduardo Manoel Figueiredo, Rosana Pellegrini, Juan Ignacio Calcagno, Marcia Weber Carneiro, Juliana M.G.C. de Oliveira, Adriana Virgínia Barros Faiçal, Iluska Andrade Agra, Cristina Salles, Emília Katiane Embiruçu de Araújo Leão, Rita Lucena, Angelina X. Acosta, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, Isadora Cristina de Siqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Zika virus
Congenital infection
Viral sequencing
Phylogenetic analysis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221008419

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