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Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection

Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Therapy

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  • © 2018

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Editors:
  1. Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann

    1. Landeskrankenhaus Steyr, Steyr, Austria

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  • Provides a broad overview to the topic
  • Discusses therapeutic measures in detail
  • Gives clear recommendations for prevention procedures

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Long Known, Long Ignored: A Brief History of Cytomegalovirus Research

    • Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann
    Pages 1-9

  3. Virus–Host Interaction for Defense and Transmission

    • Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann
    Pages 11-54

  4. Epidemiology: The Influence of Socioeconomic Differences

    • Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann
    Pages 55-73

  5. Prospects and Obstacles of Diagnosis

    • Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann
    Pages 75-89

  6. Clinical Outcome: Acute Symptoms and Sleeping Hazards

    • Thorsten W. Orlikowsky
    Pages 91-105

  7. Prevention and Therapy: More than Trial and Error

    • Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann
    Pages 107-120

  8. How to Save Money: Congenital CMV Infection and the Economy

    • E. Walter, C. Brennig, V. Schöllbauer, Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann
    Pages 121-144
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This second edition updates the reader on the most common intrauterine transmitted viral infection, CMV. The history of this disease, its pathophysiological background, epidemiology and symptoms, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, will be discussed in detail. Further a section specifically dedicated to prevention measures is included to the new edition. The chapter on virus-host interaction for defense and transmission is elaborately updated.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Landeskrankenhaus Steyr, Steyr, Austria

    Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann

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Univ. Prof. Prim. Dr. Gabriele Baumann, MSc, Landeskrankenhaus Steyr, Austria.

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