Diagnostic and prognostic value of human cytomegalovirus load and IgM antibody in blood of congenitally infected newborns
β Scribed by Maria Grazia Revello; Maurizio Zavattoni; Fausto Baldanti; Antonella Sarasini; Stefania Paolucci; Giuseppe Gerna
- Book ID
- 117771589
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 149 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1386-6532
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