Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Evaluation and Management
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Congenital and acquired cytomegalovirus infection and hearing evaluation in children.
OBJECTIVES Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is one of the most common intrauterine diseases. In all, 1% of live births is affected by cytomegalovirus infection, while 90% neonates with perinatal infection do not show symptoms of disease. Symptomatic CMV is present in 5-10% of children. Typical clinical signs of CMV infection are microcephalia, mental retardation, progressive major amb...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Enam Medical College
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2304-9316,2227-6688
DOI: 10.3329/jemc.v9i2.41414