On a spring day in the late 1980s, pediatrician Mark Schleiss was confronted with a difficult case: a months-old infant who had developed pneumonia. While many infants with pneumonia recover, this ...

Cytomegalovirus is a common herpesvirus that can cross the placenta, infect the fetus and cause damage to the developing brain. The retrospective observational study of 323 children with cerebral ...

Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection can cause serious complications such as hearing difficulties and mental delay in affected infants. A research team has discovered a new method for predicting ...

Administering hyperimmune globulin to pregnant women who tested positive for cytomegalovirus (CMV) did not reduce CMV infections or deaths among their fetuses or newborns, according to a randomized ...

Consequently, the importance of accurate detection of congenital CMV infections in infants prior to birth has been reasserted. Until recently, it was thought that newborns with congenital CMV ...

Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common congenital infection in developed countries with reported incidences varying from 0.15% to 2.0%. Congenital CMV infection may be a cause of a ...

HIV-exposed infants have high rates of congenital cCMV infection, and in utero HIV infection seems to be a major risk factor for cCMV. HealthDay News — HIV-exposed infants have high rates of ...

Considering the detrimental effects of cCMV on affected children and families, the lack of treatment options, and the related health-care costs, the primary-care provider should focus on preventing ...

Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a leading cause of hearing loss and neurologic disabilities in children worldwide. Infants with symptomatic congenital CMV infection at birth are at ...

We evaluated cytomegalovirus (CMV) immunoglobulin M (IgM) titer in pregnant women with primary infection as a predictive factor for congenital infection. Maternal CMV antibody screening during the ...

In a prospective study of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in pregnancy 69 congenitally infected infants were identified. The age, race, marital status, social class, and parity of the mothers of ...

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