Cytomegalovirus enteritis in a premature infant

Background/Purpose: Up to 2.5% of newborn infants are cytomegalovirus (CMV) positive at birth. Five percent will be symptomatic at birth, including cytomegalic inclusion disease. Symptoms such as hearing loss and mental retardation will ultimately develop in 15%. Methods: The authors describe a case...

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Published in:	Journal of pediatric surgery Vol. 32; no. 11; pp. 1545 - 1547
Main Authors:	Reyes, Cynthia, Pereira, Sara, Warden, M.James, Sills, Jack
Format:	Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia, PA Elsevier Inc 01-11-1997 Elsevier Published by Elsevier Inc
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Cytomegalovirus Infections - complications Cytomegalovirus Infections - congenital Cytomegalovirus Infections - diagnosis Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - virology Human viral diseases Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Viral diseases Viral diseases of the digestive system enteritis Cytomegalovirus necrotizing enteritis colonic stricture Human Premature Herpesviridae Betaherpesvirinae Infection Virus Case study Newborn Viral disease Digestive diseases Intestinal disease Enteritis
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