Cytomegalovirus Shedding in Seropositive Pregnant Women From a High-Seroprevalence Population: The Brazilian Cytomegalovirus Hearing and Maternal Secondary Infection Study | Zendy

Nayara Gonçalves Barbosa | Zendy; Aparecida Yulie Yamamoto | Zendy; Geraldo Duarte | Zendy; Davi Casale Aragon | Zendy; Karen B. Fowler | Zendy; Suresh B. Boppana | Zendy; William J. Britt | Zendy; Marisa Márcia MussiPinhata | Zendy

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Cytomegalovirus Shedding in Seropositive Pregnant Women From a High-Seroprevalence Population: The Brazilian Cytomegalovirus Hearing and Maternal Secondary Infection Study

Author(s) -

Nayara Gonçalves Barbosa,

Aparecida Yulie Yamamoto,

Geraldo Duarte,

Davi Casale Aragon,

Karen B. Fowler,

Suresh B. Boppana,

William J. Britt,

Marisa Márcia MussiPinhata

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy166

Subject(s) - medicine , viral shedding , cytomegalovirus , population , pregnancy , saliva , seroprevalence , human cytomegalovirus , betaherpesvirinae , immunology , obstetrics , viral disease , herpesviridae , virus , serology , environmental health , antibody , biology , genetics

Most congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in highly seropositive populations occur in infants born to women with preexisting CMV seroimmunity. Although essential for developing prevention strategies, CMV shedding patterns in pregnant women with nonprimary infections have not been characterized. We investigated correlates of CMV shedding in a cohort of seropositive pregnant women.

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