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The pathogenesis of prenatal infections and related circumstances must be understood if the associated pathological lesions are to be interpreted correctly.
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Baergen, R.N. (2011). Infectious Diseases. In: Manual of Pathology of the Human Placenta. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7494-5_16
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