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Cytomegalovirus

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Congenital and Perinatal Infections

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Cytomegaloviruses (CMVs) belong to the betaherpesviruses subfamily of herpesviruses and are ubiquitous but highly species-specific viruses that infect many animals, including humans (1). Infection with CMV is common in all populations and rarely associated with symptomatic infection in normal hosts. In contrast, it is a major cause of multiorgan disease in immunocompromised patients. CMV is also a leading cause of congenital infection and a leading infectious cause of brain disease and hearing loss in children in the United States and western Europe. As with other herpesviruses, primary infection with CMV is followed by a persistent infection.

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Boppana, S.B. (2006). Cytomegalovirus. In: Hutto, C. (eds) Congenital and Perinatal Infections. Infectious Disease. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-965-6:073

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