Serological Evidence and Sociodemographic Risk Factors of Recent Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Maiduguri, Nigeria

Serological Evidence and Sociodemographic Risk Factors of Recent Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Maiduguri, Nigeria

Introduction : Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is able to go into latency and is the most common cause of congenital infections in humans. Its clinical manifestations range from asymptomatic forms to severe fetal damage, and in rare cases, fetal death due to abortion. This prospective cross-sectional s...

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Main Authors: Adamu Babayo, Thairu Yunusa, Idris Abdullahi Nasir, Marycelin B. Baba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pasteur Institute of Iran 2014-04-01
Series:Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
congenital infection
hcmv
serological survey
maiduguri
nigeria.
Online Access:http://jommid.pasteur.ac.ir/article-1-50-en.html

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