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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 9PR0x3EJ. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background Parvovirus B19 is known to cause fetal death in the second trimester, mainly in combination with hydrops fetalis. However, the frequency of parvovirus-B19-associated non-hydropic fetal loss in the late second and third trimester has not been thoroughly investigated. We aimed to investigate the frequency of parvovirus B19 infection in unselected cases of intrauterine fetal death and to assess the sensitivity of different diagnostic procedures. Methods Of 14 147 deliveries in three hospitals in the major Stockholm area of Sweden, all cases of intrauterine fetal death (>=22 gestational weeks) that occurred between January, 1998, and May, 1999 (n=47), referred cases of miscarriage (
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