Among 121 infants with congenital CMV infection, 12 (10%) had clinical findings at birth that were consistent with symptomatic congenital infection, 5 had multisystem disease (1 died within the ...

CMV produces neurological disease predominantly in infants with congenital infection. Although most congenital CMV infections are asymptomatic, many carriers develop sensorineural hearing loss and ...

The AAP notes that keeping hands clean can help prevent various infections, including congenital cytomegalovirus infection (cCMV). That’s a notable benefit, as the AAP reports that cCMV is the ...

A congenital cataract causes ... may form during pregnancy if a mother develops infections such as measles or rubella, chicken pox, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, poliomyelitis ...

CMV is detected by PCR in urine collected on day 2 of life. You diagnose him with congenital CMV infection and wonder whether antiviral treatment is indicated. Medline and EMBASE were searched using ...

The National Virus Reference Laboratory retrospectively identified babies who tested positive for CMV during the study period. Congenital infection was defined as a positive CMV culture, DEAFF test, ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is one of the most common congenital infections. We present a case of an infant who presented with respiratory distress since birth with a normal antenatal history. The ...