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Table 3 MCMV nPCR for fetuses from SCID dams injected with 103 PFU of MCMV at E4.

From: Transplacental murine cytomegalovirus infection in the brain of SCID mice

E12 MCMV Litters

SCID DAM

Litter Size

Negative Fetuses

(Brain-/Viscera-)

Positive Fetuses

(Brain+or Viscera+)

Brain+Fetuses

(Brain+or Viscera+)a

1

4

4 (100%)

0 (0%)

*

2

7

7 (100%)

0 (0%)

*

5

4

4 (100%)

0 (0%)

*

4

9

2 (22%)

7 (78%)

*

5

5

1 (20%)

4 (80%)

*

Total

29

18 (62%)

11 (38%)

*

E14 MCMV Litters

1

4

3 (75%)

1 (25%)

1 (25%)

2

3

0 (0%)

3 (100%)

1 (33%)

3

2

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

0 (0%)

4

8

2 (25%)

6 (75%)

3 (38%)

5

7

6 (86%)

1 (14%)

0 (0%)

Total

24

12 (50%)

12 (50%)

5 (21%)

E16 MCMV Litters

1

5

4 (80%)

1 (20%)

1 (20%)

2

6

1 (16%)

5 (84%)

2 (33%)

3

6

5 (83%)

1 (17%)

0 (0%)

4

7

7 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

5

4

4 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

6

4

3 (75%)

1 (25%)

0 (0%)

Total

32

24 (75%)

8 (25%)

3 (10%)

E18 MCMV Litters

1

8

7 (86%)

1 (14%)

0 (0%)

2

3

0 (0%)

3 (100%)

3 (100%)

3

5

0 (0%)

5 (100%)

3 (60%)

4

7

4 (57%)

3 (43%)

0 (0%)

5

7

2 (29%)

5 (71%)

1 (14%)

6

3

1 (33%)

2 (67%)

0 (0%)

7

5

3 (60%)

2 (40%)

1 (20%)

8

5

3 (60%)

2 (40%)

1 (20%)

9

3

0 (0%)

3 (100%)

1 (33%)

10

5

3 (60%)

2 (40%)

0 (0%)

11

5

2 (40%)

3 (60%)

0 (0%)

12

3

2 (67%)

1 (33%)

0 (0%)

13

10

7 (70%)

3 (30%)

0 (0%)

14

9

0 (0%)

9 (100%)

5 (56%)

15

10

7 (70%)

3 (30%)

0 (0%)

16

6

3 (50%)

3 (50%)

1 (17%)

Total

94

44 (47%)

50 (53%)

16 (17%)

  1. *: Whole body nPCR assayed to detect MCMV DNA at E12 due to the small size of the fetus.
  2. a: All nPCR brain+ fetuses were also nPCR viscera+.