title: Horizontal in utero acquisition of cytomegalovirus infection in a twin pregnancy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Section of Microbiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gabrielli
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lazzarotto
authors.forename: Maria Pia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Foschini
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lanari
authors.forename: Brunella
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eusebi
authors.forename: Maria Paola
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Landini
mesh_terms: D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014427:Twins