Congenital cytomegalovirus infections in sub-Saharan Africa--a neglected and growing problem

Trop Med Int Health. 2014 Aug;19(8):996-8. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12317. Epub 2014 Apr 10.

Authors

Matthew Bates¹, John Tembo, Alimuddin Zumla

Affiliation

¹ University of Zambia and University College London Medical School Research and Training Programme, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia; Division of Infection and Immunity, Department of Infection, Center for Clinical Microbiology, University College London, and UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

PMID: 24716662
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12317

No abstract available

Keywords: Africa; HIV; congenital; cytomegalovirus; infection; neonate.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara
Cytomegalovirus Infections / complications*
Cytomegalovirus Infections / congenital
Cytomegalovirus Infections / transmission
Cytomegalovirus Infections / virology
Cytomegalovirus*
Female
HIV Infections / complications*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical*
Neglected Diseases
Pregnancy