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Congenital cytomegalovirus infection – An update

Author(s) -

Smadar Eventov Friedman,

Elizabeth Ford-Jones

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

paediatrics and child health

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1918-1485

pISSN - 1205-7088

DOI - 10.1093/pch/4.1.35

Subject(s) - cytomegalovirus , medicine , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , cytomegalovirus infections , cytomegalovirus infection , virus , human cytomegalovirus , immunology , virology , herpesviridae , viral disease

Cytomegalovirus is estimated to be the leading infectious cause of nonheriditary sensorneural loss and a significant cause of mental retardation. Approximately 1% of newborn infants are congenitally infected with the virus. This review summarizes recent developments concerning this infection, including clinical outcome, risk factors for aquisition diagnosis and therapy.

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