Archives of Disease in Childhood · 1979 · 56 citations · 6 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesPediatricsPediatric Infectious DiseasesTransfusion MedicineVirologyNeonatal InfectionsNeonatal Infectious DiseasesNeonatal TransfusionTransfusion SupportTransfusion TherapyTransfusion-transmitted InfectionsBlood Transfusion TherapyBlood Transfusion TransmissionCytomegalovirus DiseaseCytomegalovirus TransmissionNeonatal Transfusion MedicineNeonatal Transfusion TherapyNeonatal Viral InfectionTransfusion-transmitted Viral Infections
A fatal case of neonatal cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection attributed to exchange transfusion is described. The incidence of CMV transmission by exchange and other neonatal transfusion was studied, and the use of CMV antibody-free blood for these procedures was shown to be effective in preventing CMV infection in neonates.
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