Table 1.
Distribution of the autopsied fetuses according to their gestational age, presence of icterus (other lesions not included) and positivity rates of MAT (cut-off of 1/10).
| Month of Abortion | N Autopsied | Icteric (N Positive/ N Analyzed for Lesions) |
Positive MAT in Dam’s Sera (N Positive/N Tested) |
Positive MAT in Pleural Fluids (N Positive/N Tested) |
Positive PCR (N Positive/N Tested) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <5 | 8 | 0/8 | 5/7 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| 6 | 5 | 0/5 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 0/2 |
| 7 | 7 | 2/6 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 0/5 |
| 8 | 43 | 18/40 | 30/42 | 1/9 | 13/25 |
| 9 | 51 | 32/50 | 31/45 | 0/16 | 19/37 |
| TOTAL | 116 | 52/111 | 75/108 | 1/26 | 32/70 |