Neonatal gastrointestinal involvement and congenital cytomegalovirus

• Main Authors: Alessandro Porta (Author), Adriana Avanzini (Author), Marta Bellini (Author), Rosa Maria Crossignani (Author), Stefano Fiocchi (Author), Stefano Martinelli (Author), Luciana Parola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common cause of congenital viral infection, affecting 0.2 to 2.3% of all live births in developed countries. Very low birth weight and extremely low birth weight newborns are at higher risk of symptomatic CMV infection, most commonly secondary and acquired through b...