Molecular epidemiology and significance of a cluster of cases of CMV infection occurring on a special care baby unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 183-189

  Aitken, C ^a,c   Booth, J ^b   Booth, M ^b   Boriskin, Y ^b   Testard, H ^a   Kempley, S ^a   Breuer, J ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus (CMV); Molecular epidemiology; Special care baby unit (SCBU)

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS GENE;

EID: 0029997186     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(96)90064-X     Document Type: Article

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