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Mixed infection and strain diversity in congenital cytomegalovirus infection.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2011
Ross Shannon A, Novak Zdenek, Pati Sunil, Patro Raj Kumar, Blumenthal Jennifer, Danthuluri Vishwanath R, Ahmed Amina, Michaels Marian G, Sánchez Pablo J, Bernstein David I, Tolan Robert W, Palmer April L, Britt William J, Fowler Karen B, Boppana Suresh B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV), the most common cause of congenital infection, exhibits extensive genetic variability. We sought to determine whether multiple CMV strains can be transmitted to the fetus and to describe the distribution of genotypes in the saliva, urine, and blood. METHODS: Study subjects consisted of a convenience sampling of 28 infants found to be CMV-positive on newborn screening as part of...
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