Prenatal diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus infection by virus isolation from amniotic fluid.
Cytomegalovirus was isolated antenatally from the amniotic fluid of two pregnant women. In both cases prenatal diagnosis of the fetal virus infection aided the subsequent management of the mother and newborn infant.
Weiner
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis