Congenital cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy: A case report of fetal death in a CMV-infected woman

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 276, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 265-268

  Kost, Bernd P ^a   Mylonas, Ioannis ^a   Kästner, Ralph ^a   Rack, Brigitte ^a   Gingelmaier, Andrea ^a   Friese, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CMV; Congenital infection; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MISOPROSTOL;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEROLOGY; STILLBIRTH;

ADULT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 34547217927     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-007-0327-3     Document Type: Article

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