Neonatal screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Tehran, Iran, using Guthrie cards

Neonatal screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Tehran, Iran, using Guthrie cards

Background and Objectives: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) constitutes the most common viral cause of congenital infections in newborns worldwide. There are a significant number of asymptomatic newborns with congenital CMV infection in Iran, which may develop long-term sequelae of infection. Unfortunately, l...

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Main Authors: Samileh Noorbakhsh, Mohammad Farhadi, Faezeh Haghighi, Sara Minaeian, Morteza Haghighi Hasanabad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2020-05-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Screening;
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection;
Guthrie card
Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/2477

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