Congenital cytomegalovirus infection diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction with the use of preserved umbilical cord

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 653-654

  Kakizawa, Hiroko ^a   Okumura, Akihisa ^a   Suzuki, Yoshiko ^a   Natsume, Jun ^b   Kimura, Hiroshi ^a   Negoro, Tamiko ^a   Watanabe, Kazuyoshi ^c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JAPANESE RED CROSS NAGOYA FIRST HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c AICHI SHUKUTOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Congenital cytomegalovirus infection; Neuroimaging; Polymerase chain reaction; Preserved umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UMBILICAL CORD; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 22244484777     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000168842.56185.cd     Document Type: Article

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