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Seroprevalence of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Ante-Natal Clinic at Federal Teaching Hospital Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

2022-09-08

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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection in pregnancy, especially in the first trimester often lead to congenital abnormalities and is associated with serious complications, such as microcephaly, mental retardation, spastic paralysis, hepatosplenomegaly, anaemia, thrombocytopenia, deafness, and optic nerve atrophy leading to blindness in infants. These conditions are threats to accomplishing t...

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DOI: 10.32388/lifjty

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