Fetal effects of primary and non-primary cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy: Are we close to prevention?

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 398-401

  Ornoy, Ashner ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Congenital cytomegalovirus disease; Cytomegalovirus; Primary and non primary infection

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS VACCINE; GANCICLOVIR; LIVE VACCINE; SUBUNIT VACCINE;

ANEMIA; CHORIORETINITIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FETUS; HEARING LOSS; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; JAUNDICE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROCEPHALY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PETECHIA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEROCONVERSION; SYMPTOM; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHORIORETINITIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 34249650762     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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