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Volume 22, Number 7—July 2016
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis

Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery after Ebola Virus Disease and Implications for Infection Control in Obstetric Services, United States

Amanda KamaliComments to Author , Denise J. Jamieson, Julius Kpaduwa, Sarah Schrier, Moon Kim, Nicole M. Green, Ute Ströher, Atis Muehlenbachs, Michael Bell, Pierre E. Rollin, and Laurene Mascola
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (A. Kamali, D.J. Jamieson, U. Ströher, A. Muehlenbachs, M. Bell, P.E. Rollin); Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, USA (A. Kamali, M. Kim, N.M. Green, L. Mascola); Greater El Monte Community Hospital, South El Monte, California, USA (J. Kpaduwa, S. Schrier)

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Table 3

Laboratory test results for a woman who became pregnant after surviving Ebola virus disease and for her neonate, United States, 2015*

Source Time of sample collection rRT-PCR Ebola antibodies Immunohistochemistry
Maternal blood 1 week before delivery Negative IgG (1:1,600); IgM not detected NA
Cord blood At delivery Negative IgG (1:1,600); IgM not detected NA
Amniotic fluid At delivery Negative IgG; IgM not detected NA
Vaginal swab sample At delivery Negative NA NA
Neonate ear swab sample At delivery Negative NA NA
Neonate oral swab sample At delivery Negative NA NA
Placenta At delivery Negative NA Negative for Ebola antigen
Umbilical cord At delivery NA NA Negative for Ebola antigen
Colostrum 1 day after delivery Negative IgG and IgM not detected NA

*NA, not applicable; rRT-PCR, real-time reverse transcription PCR.

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