Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Occurrence in an Immune Population

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 296, Issue 22, 1977, Pages 1254-1258

  Stagno, Sergio ^a   Reynolds, David W ^a   Huang, Eng Shang ^a   Thames, Shirley D ^a   Smith, Richard J ^a   Alford, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIAGNOSIS; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNITY; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0017725180     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197706022962203     Document Type: Article

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