Article
International prospective observational cohort study of Zika in infants and pregnancy (ZIP study): study protocol
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J.F., Lebov et al. International prospective observational cohort study of Zika in infants and pregnancy (ZIP study): study protocol. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. v. 19, n. 1. 2019. 10 p.
10.1186/s12884-019-2430-4
Autor
Lebov, Jill F.
Arias, Juan F.
Balmaseda, Angel
Britt, William
Cordero, José F.
Galvão, Luiz Augusto
Garces, Ana Lucía
Hambidge, K. Michael
Harris, Eva
Ko, Albert
Krebs, Nancy
Marques, Ernesto T. A.
Martinez, Alexander M.
McClure, Elizabeth
Miranda-Filho, Democrito B.
Moreira, Maria Elisabeth Lopes
Mussi-Pinhata, Marisa M.
Ochoa, Theresa J.
Osorio, Jorge E.
Scalabrin, Deolinda M. F.
Schultz-Cherry, Stacey
Seage, George R.
Stolka, Kristen
Ugarte-Gil, César Augusto
Vega, Carmen Milagros Velez
Welton, Michael
Ximenes, Ricardo
Zorrilla, Carmen
Resumen
Until recently, Zika virus (ZIKV) infections were considered mild and self-limiting. Since 2015, they have been associated with an increase in microcephaly and other birth defects in newborns. While this association has been observed in case reports and epidemiological studies, the nature and extent of the relationship between ZIKV and adverse pregnancy and pediatric health outcomes is not well understood. With the unique opportunity to prospectively explore the full spectrum of issues related to ZIKV exposure during pregnancy, we undertook a multi-country, prospective cohort study to evaluate the association between ZIKV and pregnancy, neonatal, and infant outcomes.