Congenital rubella and cytomegalovirus infections in and around Chandigarh

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-48

  Singh, Mini ^a   Arora, Shamma ^a   Das, Anindita ^a   Mishra, Baijayantimala ^a   Ratho, Radha ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Congenital infection; Cytomegalovirus; IgM antibodies; Rubella

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; RUBELLA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; RUBELLA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849113062     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.44962     Document Type: Article

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