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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2003, p. 1329-1331, Vol. 41, No. 3
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.3.1329-1331.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Horizontal In Utero Acquisition of Cytomegalovirus Infection in a Twin Pregnancy

Liliana Gabrielli,1 Tiziana Lazzarotto,1 Maria Pia Foschini,2 Marcello Lanari,3 Brunella Guerra,4 Vincenzo Eusebi,2 and Maria Paola Landini1*

Section of Microbiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine,1 Section of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Oncology,2 Department of Preventive Pediatrics and Neonatology,3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy4

Received 9 August 2002/ Returned for modification 14 September 2002/ Accepted 16 November 2002

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Section of Microbiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Via Massarenti n. 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. Phone: 39 051 346306. Fax: 39 051 341632. E-mail: viroland{at}med.unibo.it.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2003, p. 1329-1331, Vol. 41, No. 3
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.3.1329-1331.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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