Active retinitis in an infant with postnatally acquired cytomegalovirus infection

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 559-562

  Piersigilli, F ^a   Catena, G ^a   De Gasperis, M R ^a   Lozzi, S ^a   Auriti, C ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

cytomegalovirus; neonate; retinitis

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR; VALGANCICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EYE EXAMINATION; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINATAL PERIOD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; GANCICLOVIR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE;

EID: 84863303083     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2011.142     Document Type: Article

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