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Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 33, 2018 - Issue 4
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Prevalence and determinants of congenital cytomegalovirus infection at a rural South African central hospital in the Eastern Cape

Donald TshabalalaDepartment of Paediatrics, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital and Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South AfricaView further author information
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Howard NewmanNational Health Laboratory Service, Port Elizabeth, South Africa and Department of Pathology, Division of Medical Virology, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Charles BusingeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital and Walter Sisulu University, , Mthatha, South AfricaView further author information
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Sikhumbuzo A MabundaDepartment of Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9458-3742View further author information
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Waldette KempNational Health Laboratory Service, Port Elizabeth, South AfricaView further author information
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Pakama BejaDepartment of Paediatrics, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital and Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South AfricaView further author information
Pages 89-92 | Received 21 Sep 2017, Accepted 05 Apr 2018, Published online: 14 Apr 2018

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