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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2020 May 13;222:112–119.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.02.023

Table IV.

Strength of evidence for ZIKV etiology among cases of microcephaly and/or CNS defects potentially attributable to congenital ZIKV infection

Laboratory findings of possible ZIKV infection Strength of evidence for ZIKV etiology Birth defect group* (number required) ZIKV only (n) ZIKV-STORCH coinfection (n)
Present Strong Group A (1 or more) 78 6
Group B (2 or more) 39 1
Moderate Group B (only 1) AND Group C (1 or more) 72 6
Group C (2 or more) 10 2
Limited Group B (only 1) 5 0
Group C (only 1) 19 6
Absent or unknown Moderate Group A (1 or more) 84 0
Group B (2 or more) 58 0
Limited Group B (only 1) AND Group C (1 or more) 97 0
Group C (2 or more) 20 0
*

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