Management and Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Infection

The, T. H.; van der Bij, W.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-2089-0_12

T. H. The &
W. van der Bij

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Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a member of the family of Herpesviridae, is commonly spread in man. Infectious CMV is excreted in the saliva, urine, breast-milk, cervix and semen, also by apparently healthy individuals. This is the main reason for its ubiquitous nature.

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Red Cross Blood Bank Groningen-Drenthe, The Netherlands
Cees Th. Smit Sibinga MD, PhD & Prakash C. Das MD, PhD, FRCPath &
Central Laboratory of the Netherlands Red Cross, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
C. Paul Engelfriet MD, PhD (Chairman) (Chairman)

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The, T.H., van der Bij, W. (1987). Management and Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Infection. In: Sibinga, C.T.S., Das, P.C., Engelfriet, C.P. (eds) White cells and platelets in blood transfusion. Developments in Hematology and Immunology, vol 19. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2089-0_12

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