Horizontal in utero acquisition of cytomegalovirus infection in a twin pregnancy.
It is generally accepted that viral infections can be transmitted horizontally by direct or indirect contact with virus-excreting persons, and some viral infections can be transmitted vertically, either prenatally or perinatally, from mother to child. This report presents data strongly supporting a prenatal horizontal acquisition of human cytomegalovirus infection in a twin pregnancy.
Gabrielli
Liliana
L
Section of Microbiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Lazzarotto
Tiziana
T
Foschini
Maria Pia
MP
Lanari
Marcello
M
Guerra
Brunella
B
Eusebi
Vincenzo
V
Landini
Maria Paola
MP
D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014427:Twins