Fetal human cytomegalovirus transmission correlates with delayed maternal antibodies to gH/gL/pUL128-130-131 complex during primary infection.

Primary human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infections during pregnancy are associated with a high risk of virus transmission to the fetus. To identify correlates of intrauterine HCMV transmission, serial serum samples from HCMV transmitter and non-transmitter pregnant women with primary HCMV infection wer...

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Main Authors: Daniele Lilleri, Anna Kabanova, Maria Grazia Revello, Elena Percivalle, Antonella Sarasini, Emilia Genini, Federica Sallusto, Antonio Lanzavecchia, Davide Corti, Giuseppe Gerna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23555812/pdf/?tool=EBI