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Record 1 2017-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
DEF

Transmission of an infectious agent from mother to offspring in utero or in the immediate post partum period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
DEF

Transmission d'un agent infectieux de la mère au jeune.

OBS

Bien que les termes «transmission maternelle» et «transmission verticale» se réfèrent au même mécanisme de transmission, les études sur la transmission verticale ne cherchent pas à comprendre, contrairement à la transmission maternelle, quels sont les tissus infectieux responsables de la transmission.

Spanish

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