Impacts of Congenital Infections : A Birth Cohort Study in a Mid Southern Region in Vietnam

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Mother-to-child infections in a mid-southern region in Vietnam were investigated in a birth cohort study. A total of 2222 pairs of mothers and their babies were enrolled. Incidences of congenital cytomegalovirus infection and congenital rubella were 0. 54% and 0. 13%, respectively. 12. 5% of mothers were hepatitis B virus(HBV) carriers, and 58. 8% of them showed evidence of current or past HBV infection. Rubella outbreak in early 2011 led to the occurrence of congenital rubella syndrome(CRS), and a total of 36 CRS babies have been investigated in their epidemiological and clinical aspects up to now.