Seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus infection among pregnant women attending some hospitals in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Microbes and Infectious Diseases /Microbes and Infectious Diseases

Muhammad Aliyu, Kauna Sani, Ibrahim Hussaini, Muhammad Tijani, Ibrahim Garba, Muhammad Hassan Doko, Mamunu Sulaiman, Maryam Abdurrazaq, Murjanatu Abdullahi, Asmau Sulaiman

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4

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11

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus(CMV) affects individuals of all ages and can cause latent infection.CMV infection is usually asymptomatic in healthy individuals, however infections in pregnant individuals and immunocompromised individuals can result severe disease [4].

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Keywords

Seroprevalence

Medicine

Cytomegalovirus

Cytomegalovirus infection

Obstetrics

Environmental health

Family medicine

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Immunology

Serology

Human cytomegalovirus

Virus

Antibody

Viral disease

Herpesviridae

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Gender equality

2023

Article

Open Access

Institution

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria,

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Federal University, Gusau, Nigeria

2-Y Citation Average

0.484

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21608/mid.2023.222922.1578

Language

en

Country

Nigeria