Can We Prevent Congenital Infection by Cytomegalovirus?

Plotkin, Stanley A · Clin Infect Dis · 2023

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Abstract

Cytomegalovirus is now the most common cause of congenital infections, leading to numerous abnormalities. After 50 years of failed attempts to develop a licensed vaccine to be given to women before pregnancy, modern platforms for vaccine construction allow hope for an effective prophylactic.

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