Immunity to CMV reduces risk of congenital infection. (Tips from Other Journals).(cytomegalovirus ) From: American Family Physician | Date: August 15, 2003| Author: Wellbery, Caroline | COPYRIGHT 2003 American Academy of Family Physicians. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) can infect a fetus even if the mother has had remote infection before pregnancy. However, it is not known whether maternal CMV immunity reduces the risk of transplacental infection. Fowler and colleagues compared rates of congenital infection according to maternal serologic status before pregnancy.

The authors studied the records of 3,461 parturients who had at least one other delivery at the study hospital and whose previous offspring's cord serum ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

	Congenital cytomegalovirus infection Journal of the National Medical Association ; Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common congenital infection in humans. Congenital CMV infection can follow either a primary or recurrent maternal infection, but the likelihood of fetal infection and the risk of associated damage is higher after a primary infection. Approximately 90% of
	CMV Immunity Cuts Congenital Infection Risk.(cytomegalovirus)(Brief Article) Family Practice News ; MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES -- Maternal immunity to cytomegalovirus does decrease the risk of congenital infection, Dr. Robert F. Pass reported at the Second World Congress of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. The finding bolsters the rationale for developing cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccines, several of
	CMV seroconversion in pregnants and the incidence of congenital CMV infection The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics ; SUMMARY: Satilmis A, Gra A, Ongun H, Mendilcioglu I, Colak D, Oygr N. CMV seroconversion in pregnants and the incidence of congenital CMV infection. Turk J Pediatr 2007; 49: 30-36. In this study, it was aimed to determine the ratio of CMV seroconversion in pregnant women, the prevalence of maternal
	Cerebral migrational defects and periventricular calcifications in a case of congenital CMV infection Journal of Pediatric Neurology ; 1. Introduction A 10-day-old full-term male newborn, product of a non-consanguineous marriage, presented with history of intractable seizures since birth, which did not respond to conventional anticonvulsants. The baby was delivered normally at home and cried immediately after birth. The mother was
	Foscarnet therapy for congenital cytomegalovirus liver fibrosis following prenatal ascites Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine ; We report on an infant with multi-system disease including liver fibrosis, right microphthalmia with cataract, interstitial pneumonitis, and hyperechoic lesions in the basal ganglia and in the periventricular and thalamic regions. Prenatal ascites with hepatomegaly concomitantly with detection of

See all results.