Clinical experience with ganciclovir and anti-cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin treatment for a severe case of congenital cytomegalovirus infection

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 128-132

  Weng, Yi Hao ^b   Chu, Shih Ming ^a   Lien, Rey In ^b   Chou, Yi Hung ^b   Lin, Tzou Yien ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Congenital CMV infection; Cytomegalovirus; Ganciclovir

Indexed keywords

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIBODY; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LIVER ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; NEWBORN; PETECHIA; RETINITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GANCICLOVIR; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 0345268797     PISSN: 20720939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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