Ultrasound prediction of symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 380.e1-380.e7

  Guerra, Brunella ^a   Simonazzi, Giuliana ^a   Puccetti, Chiara ^a   Lanari, Marcello ^b   Farina, Antonio ^a   Lazzarotto, Tiziana ^a   Rizzo, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b St Orsola Malpighi Hospital ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

congenital symptomatic infection; cytomegalovirus; prenatal counseling; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREDICTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 41349084569     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.09.052     Document Type: Article

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