Diagnosis of fetal parvovirus B19 infection cannot always rely on maternal serological investigations but rather on the virological analysis of fetal samples. Both fetal cord blood and amniotic fluid samples are suitable for diagnosis, but the detection of B19 DNA in the cells of amniotic fluid samples by ISH proved to be the most reliable diagnostic system.
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