Luciana Guerra Gallo, Jorge Martinez-Cajas, Henry Maia Peixoto, Ana Carolina Esteves da Silva Pereira, Jillian E Carter, Sandra McKeown, Bruno Schaub, Camila V Ventura, Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de França, Léo Pomar, Liana O Ventura, Vivek R Nerurkar, Wildo Navegantes de Araújo, Maria P Velez
BACKGROUND: Although it is known that Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy may lead to microcephaly in the fetus, the prognostic factors associated with this tragic disorder remain unclear. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the prognostic factors associated with the incidence of microcephaly in congenital ZIKV infection. METHODS: We conducted a comprehensive search in Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid MEDLINE (R) Epub ahead of print, Embase, Embase Classic, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, LILACS, and various thesis databases to identify human studies reporting microcephaly associated with congenital ZIKV infection...
June 1, 2020: BMC Public Health