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Chapter 8 - Cytomegalovirus

from Section 2 - Infections in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2019

By
Tarek El Shamy
Edited by
Adel Elkady ,
Prabha Sinha  and
Soad Ali Zaki Hassan
Adel Elkady
Affiliation:
Police Force Hospital, Cairo
Prabha Sinha
Affiliation:
Oman Medical College, Oman
Soad Ali Zaki Hassan
Affiliation:
Alexandria University
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Summary

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a double-stranded DNA virus and is a member of the Herpesviridae family.

For women of reproductive age, the greatest risk for exposure is through contact with the urine or saliva of young children.

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Infections in Pregnancy
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 54 - 59
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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