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Observational studyRevista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia2025

[Epidemiological, clinical, and diagnostic analysis of an outbreak of Parvovirus B19 infection in Mallorca Island].

Jordi Reina, Pablo Fraile-Ribot, Julia Viana-Ramírez, Loreto Suárez, Olivia Gutiérrez

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Observational study in Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Human parvovirus B19 infection in a Spanish healthcare area: epidemiology, clinical spectrum, and factors associated with hospitalization.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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5 authors.

Jordi ReinaServicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, España. jorge.reina@ssib.es.ORCID 0000-0002-3276-1176
Pablo Fraile-RibotServicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, España.ORCID 0000-0002-3822-9965
Julia Viana-RamírezServicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, España.
Loreto SuárezHospital Comarcal de Manacor, Islas Baleares, España.
Olivia GutiérrezHospital Comarcal de Inca, Islas Baleares, España.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAn observational study is presented on a community outbreak of parvovirus B19 (PVB19) infection that occurred between January and July 2024 in Mallorca.

methodsPVB19 infection was diagnosed by serology (IgM) and specific PCR.

resultsA total of 151 patients were diagnosed. Of these, 63 (41.7%) were <15 years old. The age groups with the highest number of cases were 5-10 years (19.8%) and 30-45 years (33.7%). Overall, 33.1% were male and 66.9% female, with age-related differences; among adults, 81.9% were female. The most frequent pathologies in the child population were fever, rash and petechiae, while in adults, fever and arthralgia predominated. Among the women, 8 were pregnant (11.1%) and 4 had fetal involvement. In addition to serum, PVB19 was detected in 10 pharyngeal swabs, 6 skin swabs, 3 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples, and 1 amniotic fluid sample. Specific IgM was detected in 98.4% of cases, along with cross-reactions with Epstein-Barr virus (69.5%) and mumps virus (42.8%), mainly in adults. In 6 cases, positive IgM was detected to PVB19, Epstein-Barr virus and mumps were simultaneously detected (4 adults and 2 children). PCR was positive in 95.4% of all samples and in 94.6% of serum samples.

conclusionsThe specific diagnosis of PVB19 infection should be based not only on clinical findings but also on serological detection (IgM) and genomic detection (PCR).

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Disease OutbreaksParvoviridae InfectionsParvovirus B19, HumanAdolescentAdultAgedAntibodies, ViralChildChild, PreschoolErythema InfectiosumFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin MInfantMaleMiddle AgedAntibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin MClinicalDiagnosisEpidemiologyParvovirus B19PCRSerology

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PMCPMC12095931

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