Investigating the Role of Cytomegalovirus as a Cause of Stillbirths and Child Deaths in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Through Postmortem Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling
CMV disease is an important contributor to deaths during infancy and childhood and is often associated with severe microcephaly and HIV infection. Improving management of CMV in children with HIV and a vaccine to prevent CMV are needed interventions.
Authors
- Dianna M. Blau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1253-198X)
- Ronita Luke
- J. Anthony G. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7533-5006)
- Philip Nwajiobi-Princewill
- Peter J. Swart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5862-0331)
- Karen L. Kotloff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1808-6431)
- Inácio Mandomando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1078-2187)
- Lola Madrid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4034-6033)
- Julius Ojulong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2200-8954)
- Victor Akelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7518-2855)
- Sana Mahtab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2606-6951)
- Dickens Onyango (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1634-0531)
- Letta Gedefa
- Zachary J. Madewell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5667-9660)
- Samba O. Sow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6335-5066)
- Shams El Arifeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-5932)
- Milagritos D. Tapia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6476-3934)
- Ikechukwu U. Ogbuanu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0670-6026)
- Emily S. Gurley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8648-9403)
- Joyce Were (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3344-7226)
- Cynthia G. Whitney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1056-3216)
- Shabir Ahmed Madhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7629-0636)
- Nega Assefa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0341-2329)
- Adama Mamby Keita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0315-0632)
- Emily Rogena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5118-3367)
- Rosauro Varo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4282-5572)
- Beth A. Tippett Barr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5877-2968)
- Carla Carrilho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0208-7309)
- Francis Moses (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9490-6537)
- Quique Bassat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0875-7596)
- Sithembiso Velaphi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9219-8485)
- David Torres-Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9306-6970)
- Henok Wale
- Portia Mutevedzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0141-7206)
- Sanjay G. Lala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9964-513X)
- Jane Juma
- Kephas Otieno
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ES)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of Nairobi (KE)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona (ES)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Haramaya University (ET)
- Eduardo Mondlane University (MZ)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (KE)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- University of Makeni (SL)
- Centre Pour le Développement des Vaccins-Mali (ML)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Ministry of Health and Sanitation (SL)
- National Hospital Abuja (NG)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (UG)
- Institut Català de Ciències del Clima (ES)
- Manhiça Health Research Centre (MZ)
- Maputo Central Hospital (MZ)
- Instituto Nacional de Saúde (MZ)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KE)
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ES)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- Great Lakes University of Kisumu (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-03-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf098
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.42
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention