Epidemiology of congenital cytomegalovirus infection: Maternal risk factors and molecular analysis of cytomegalovirus strains

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 940-947

  Murph, Jody R ^a,d   Souza, Inara E ^c   Dawson, Jeffrey D ^a   Benson, Patricia ^b   Petheram, Susan J ^a   Pfab, Deb ^b   Gregg, Amy ^a   O'Neill, Marsha E ^a   Zimmerman, Bridget ^b   Bale Jr , James F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Cytomegalovirus; Infection, congenital; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; OCCUPATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 17444438940     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009384     Document Type: Article

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