Human cytomegalovirus: detection of congenital and perinatal infection in Argentina.

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Published in BMC Pediatr on June 23, 2004

Authors

Angélica Lidia Distéfano1, Alicia Alonso, Fabián Martin, Fabián Pardon

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Virology, Laboratorio de Virosis Congénitas Perinatales y Transmisión Sexual, Instituto Nacional de Microbiología INEI-ANLIS Carlos G, Malbrán, Ministerio de Salud de la Nación, Av, CP 1281, Buenos Aires, Argentina. adistefano@anlis.gov.ar

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