Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6119500 | Journal of Clinical Virology | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The presence of viral DNA in maternal blood at amniocentesis is statistically associated with fetal HCMV infection. Increasing or persisting levels of maternal DNAemia during primary HCMV infection in pregnancy correlate with HCMV transmission to the fetus.
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Authors
Maurizio Zavattoni, Milena Furione, Paolo Lanzarini, Alessia Arossa, Mariangela Rustico, Beatrice Tassis, Antonio Piralla, Fausto Baldanti,