Congenital cytomegalovirus infection in a neonatal intensive care unit in Brazil evaluated by PCR and association with perinatal aspects

Congenital cytomegalovirus infection in a neonatal intensive care unit in Brazil evaluated by PCR and association with perinatal aspects

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common congenital infection, affecting 0.4% to 2.3% newborns. Most of them are asymptomatic at birth, but later 10% develop handicaps, mainly neurological disturbances. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of CMV shed in urine of newborns from a neonata...

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Main Authors: SANTOS Daniel Vítor V., SOUZA Maria Margarida R., GONÇALVES Sérgio Henrique L., COTTA Ana Cristina S., MELO Lorenza A. O., ANDRADE Gláucia M. Q., BRASILEIRO-FILHO Geraldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2000-01-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Cytomegalovirus
Congenital infection
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
PCR
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