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Distribution of Cytomegalovirus Genotypes among Neonates Born to Infected Mothers in Islamabad, Pakistan.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Mujtaba Ghulam, Khurshid Adnan, Sharif Salmaan, Alam Muhammad Masroor, Aamir Uzma Bashir, Shaukat Shahzad, Angez Mehar, Rana Muhammad Suleman, Umair Massab, Shah Aamer Ali, Zaidi Syed Sohail Zahoor
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection contributes to considerable long-term sequelae in neonates and children all over the world. The association between viral genotypes and severity of clinical cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is yet to be defined. The objective of this study was to find the impact of active CMV infection during pregnancy and the clinical significance of genotypes in neonates...
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