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Diagnosis, gB genotype distribution and viral load of symptomatic congenitally infected CMV patients in Cuba.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association - 1 Oct 2016
Correa C, Kourí V, Pérez L, Soto Y, Limia C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading cause of viral congenital infection. Some viral factors have been proposed to be CMV pathogenicity markers. The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of congenital CMV infection in symptomatic patients and the possible association with the CMV glycoprotein B (gB) genotype and viral load. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 361 newborns (NB) and 158 pregnant...
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