Single cytomegalovirus strain associated with fetal loss and then congenital infection of a subsequent child born to the same mother

Abstract Background Intrauterine transmission of cytomegalovirus (CMV) can occur even in CMV-seropositive mothers. Previous studies demonstrated re-infection with a newly acquired CMV strain during pregnancy had a major role in such transmission. Although reactivation of latently infected CMV is ano...

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