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Review
. 2014 Jun 5;370(23):2211-8.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1213566.

Pregnancy and infection

Athena P Kourtis  1 , Jennifer S Read, Denise J Jamieson
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Review

Pregnancy and infection

Athena P Kourtis et al. N Engl J Med. .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Changes in Hormone Levels and Immune-System Characteristics during Pregnancy
As pregnancy advances, T-cell activity, natural killer cell activity, and possibly B-cell activity are reduced, whereas α-defensin levels and monocyte, dendritic-cell, and polymorphonuclear-cell activity are increased., The severity of some infections (particularly influenza, malaria, hepatitis E, and herpes simplex virus hepatitis and dissemination) increases with advancing pregnancy.
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Comment in

  • Pregnancy and infection.
    Kourtis AP, Read JS, Jamieson DJ. Kourtis AP, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014 Sep 11;371(11):1077. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1408436. N Engl J Med. 2014. PMID: 25207782 No abstract available.
  • Pregnancy and infection.
    Calvert C, Ronsmans C. Calvert C, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014 Sep 11;371(11):1075-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1408436. N Engl J Med. 2014. PMID: 25207783 No abstract available.
  • Pregnancy and infection.
    Zumla A, Bates M, Maeurer M. Zumla A, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014 Sep 11;371(11):1076. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1408436. N Engl J Med. 2014. PMID: 25207784 No abstract available.
  • Pregnancy and infection.
    Lindheimer MD, Cunningham FG. Lindheimer MD, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014 Sep 11;371(11):1076-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1408436. N Engl J Med. 2014. PMID: 25207785 No abstract available.

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