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Research Article| Volume 1, ISSUE 2, P377-397, June 1981

Perinatal Nonbacterial Infections

  • Deepa Dutta
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    Department of Pathology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland 21215
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    Head, Division of Microbiology, and Assistant Pathologist, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)31108-9
Perinatal Nonbacterial Infections
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      Early diagnosis of perinatal nonbacterial infections is critical in the management of patients. Serologic methods of diagnosis are reviewed for toxoplasmosis, rubella, herpes simplex virus, viral hepatitis, and other diseases.
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