Infection

Infection

    

• Perinatal
  transmission of human papillomavirus from gravidas with latent
  infections.
  
  P Tenti, R Zappatore, P Milgliora et al)
  (Univ of Pavia, Italy;)
  
  Obstet Gynecol 93: 475-479,1999.
  
    
  
  Mother
  to child transmission in the perinatal period may be
  a route of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections.
  
    
  
  711
  pairs of mothers of newborn were studied. 
  Nasopharyngeal aspirates were HPV negative in
  all 11 infants in whom membrane rupture occurred
  less than 2 hours before delivery.
  
    
  
  The
  risk of HPV transmission to the oropharyngeal mucosa
  of the infants of women with latent HPV infection is
  low.  Time
  between amnion rupture and delivery appears to be
  critical in predicting transmission.  Infants who are HPV positive should be considered
  contaminated instead of infected since virus is
  cleared within several months after birth.