Cytomegalovirus Infection in Immuno suppressed Children in the Gambia
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Summary: Eighty five Gambian children under the age of five years who were likely to be immuno suppressed as a result of severe malnutrition or acute infections due to malaria and measles, were studied for clinical, serological and virologic evidence of cytomega lovirus (CMV) infection both in the acute and convalescent phases. Eighty-two sex and age-matched controls were similarly studied. There was no significant difference between the subjects and controls with respect to the excretion of CMV. It is concluded that more frequent samples for longer periods are needed to establish the effects of these diseases on CMV infection in Gambian children.
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