A light in the darkness: Predicting outcomes for congenital cytomegalovirus infections

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 4-6

  Fowler, Sandra L ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NEWBORN INFECTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033942497     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2000.108395     Document Type: Article

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