Disseminated Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Presenting as Severe Sepsis in a Preterm Neonate

J Pediatr. 2016 Mar:170:339-e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.11.069. Epub 2015 Dec 29.

Authors

Pooja Hebbal¹, Barbara K Russell², Tokunbo Akande³, Masooma Niazi⁴, Stefan H F Hagmann, Murli U Purswani⁵

Affiliations

¹ J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
² Division of Neonatology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, New York.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, New York.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, New York.
⁵ Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, New York.

PMID: 26743494
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.11.069

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cytomegalovirus Infections / congenital*
Cytomegalovirus Infections / diagnosis*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Premature, Diseases / diagnosis*
Sepsis / virology*