Congenital cytomegalovirus infection in newborns suspected of congenital rubella syndrome in Iran: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Negar Mirsalehi (Author), Jila Yavarian (Author), Nastaran Ghavami (Author), Maryam Naseri (Author), Farshad Khodakhah (Author), Somayeh Shatizadeh Malekshahi (Author), Sevrin Zadheidar (Author), Talat Mokhtari-Azad (Author), Nazanin-Zahra S (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Following rubella virus control, the most important cause of congenital infections is human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). Congenital CMV (cCMV) may happen both in primary and non-primary maternal infections. The present study aimed to screen cCMV in symptomatic newborns suspected of co...