Article
Distribution of cytomegalovirus gN variants and associated clinical sequelae in infants.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Sept 2013
Paradowska Edyta, Jabłońska Agnieszka, Studzińska Mirosława, Suski Patrycja, Kasztelewicz Beata, Zawilińska Barbara, Wiśniewska-Ligier Małgorzata, Dzierżanowska-Fangrat Katarzyna, Woźniakowska-Gęsicka Teresa, Czech-Kowalska Justyna, Lipka Bożena, Kornacka Maria, Pawlik Dorota, Tomasik Tomasz, Kosz-Vnenchak Magdalena, Leśnikowski Zbigniew J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the most widespread cause of congenital infection. The effects of various viral strains and viral loads on the infection outcome have been under debate. OBJECTIVES: To determine the distribution of gN variants in HCMV strains isolated from children with congenital or postnatal infection and to establish the relationship between the viral genotype, the viral load, and...
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