Congenital cytomegalovirus infection in an extremely preterm newborn exposed to chemotherapy <em>in utero</em>

• Main Authors: Clara Preto (Author), Henrique Soares (Author), Angelina Martins (Author), Hercília Guimarães (Author), Jorge Spratley (Author), Margarida Tavares (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most frequent congenital infection in developed countries and the main cause of non-hereditary sensorineural deafness. We report the case of a 27-week-old newborn (NB) with symptomatic congenital CMV infection. The pregnancy was monitored and CMV seroconversion...