The association between maternal cytomegalovirus urinary excretion and congenital infection rate

• Main Authors: Rita Zlatkin (Author), Efraim Bilavsky (Author), Joseph Pardo (Author), Lina Salman (Author), Ron Bardin (Author), Eran Hadar (Author), Anat Shmueli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In utero Cytomegalovirus (CMV) vertical transmission occurs predominantly during primary maternal infection. There are no known non-invasive methods for diagnosis of fetal infection before delivery, however some risk factors have been suggested. We aimed to evaluate the associati...