The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 157, Issue 2 , Pages 331-333 , August 2010

Is a 6-Week Course of Ganciclovir Therapy Effective for Chorioretinitis in Infants with Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection?

  • Kensuke Shoji, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Naoki Ito, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Maternal and Perinatal Services, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Yushi Ito, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Maternal and Perinatal Services, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Naoki Inoue, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Virology I, National Institute of Infectious Disease, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Shingo Adachi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Takuya Fujimaru, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Tomoo Nakamura, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Maternal and Perinatal Services, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Sachiko Nishina, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgical Subspecialties, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Noriyuki Azuma, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgical Subspecialties, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Akihiko Saitoh, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medical Subspecialties, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Akihiko Saitoh, MD, PhD, FAAP, 2-10-1 Okura, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-0074 Japan.

Received 7 October 2009 ,Revised 29 December 2009 ,Accepted 16 February 2010.

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 Supported by a grant from the Ministry of Health and Welfare (H20-Kodomo-007 to Y.I. and N.Inoue). The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(10)00144-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.02.020

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 157, Issue 2 , Pages 331-333 , August 2010