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Concomitant cytomegalovirus infection and congenital toxoplasmosis in a newborn

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We report what we believe to be the first case of simultaneous infection by Toxoplasma gondii and cytomegalovirus in a newborn

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Abbreviations

CMV:

cytomegalovirus

CSF:

cerebrospinal fluid

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    F. de Zegher, E. van der Voort, A. P. Bos & H. J. Neijens

  2. Department of Neurology, Sophia Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    P. M. Stuurman

  3. Department of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Therapy, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    J. F. Sluiters

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de Zegher, F., Sluiters, J.F., Stuurman, P.M. et al. Concomitant cytomegalovirus infection and congenital toxoplasmosis in a newborn. Eur J Pediatr 147, 424–425 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00496426

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