Histological findings in foetuses congenitally infected by cytomegalovirus

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2009, Pages

  Gabrielli, Liliana ^a   Bonasoni, Maria Paola ^b   Lazzarotto, Tiziana ^a   Lega, Stefania ^a   Santini, Donatella ^a   Foschini, Maria Pia ^c   Guerra, Brunella ^a   Baccolini, Federica ^a   Piccirilli, Giulia ^a   Chiereghin, Angela ^a   Petrisli, Evangelia ^a   Gardini, Giorgio ^b   Lanari, Marcello ^a   Landini, Maria Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b St Maria Nuova Hospital   (Italy)

^c BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain damage; Congenital infection; Cytomegalovirus; Foetuses; Inflammatory infiltration; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MATERNAL CARE; NECROSIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; BRAIN; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 71649095011     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.09.026     Document Type: Article

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