Restricted infection of murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) in neonatal mice with MCMV-induced sensorineural hearing loss

There was a definite lag time between the period in which MCMV antigens/DNA-positive cells were observed and that in which SNHL developed and myosin VI-negative hair cells were observed. Further study is needed to explore the role of MCMV in the loss of myosin VI expression in the outer hair cells.