The Potential Harm of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Immunocompetent Critically Ill Children

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous infection that causes disease in congenitally infected children and immunocompromised patients. Although nearly all CMV infections remain latent and asymptomatic in immunologically normal individuals, numerous studies have found that systemic viral reactivation...

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Main Authors: Raidan Alyazidi, Srinivas Murthy, Jennifer A. Slyker, Soren Gantt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00096/full