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cytomegalovirus

cytomegalovirus Cytomegalovirus is a common virus that can cause infections around the time of birth.

Cytomegalovirus is a common virus that can cause infections around the time of birth. In infants, infection may be present from birth or acquired after the first 3 weeks of life, often through breast milk, and it is usually without symptoms in full-term infants but can cause serious illness in preterm or very low birth weight infants.