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The association between maternal cytomegalovirus urinary excretion and congenital infection rate [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background In utero Cytomegalovirus (CMV) vertical transmission occurs predominantly during primary maternal infection. There are no known non-invasive methods for diagnosis of fetal infection before delivery, however some risk factors have been ...
Rita Zlatkin, Efraim Bilavsky, Joseph Pardo, Lina Salman, Ron Bardin, Eran Hadar, Anat Shmueli   +6 more
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Post-discharge telephonic follow-up of pediatric patients affected by SARS-CoV2 infection in a single Italianpediatric COVID center: a safe and feasible way to monitor children after hospitalization

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2021
Background SARS-CoV-2 infection in children is often non severe and in the majority of cases does not require long term hospitalization, nevertheless it is burdened with social issues and managing difficulties.
Vitangelo Clemente, Costanza Tripiciano, Patrizio Moras, Daniele Deriu, Martina Di Giuseppe, Anna Lucia Piscitelli, Michela Cammerata, Maria Antonietta De Ioris, Francesca Ippolita Calò Carducci, Stefania Bernardi, Andrea Campana, Patrizia D’Argenio, Paolo Rossi   +12 more
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Diagnostic Clues for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Association with Newborn Hearing Screening Tests [PDF]

Neonatal Medicine, 2019
Purpose To investigate clinical markers for the diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and determine the correlation between abnormal newborn hearing screening results and asymptomatic congenital CMV infection. Methods Medical records of
Jiyeon Kim, Yeon Kyung Lee, Sun Young Ko, Son Moon Shin   +3 more
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Outcome of SARS-CoV-2 in pregnancy and newborns – is there a new kid in the TORCH block? [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Objective. This study aimed to perform a systematic review of existing literature to assess the outcomes of pregnancy in women with COVID-19 infection and their newborns while estimating the possibility of vertical transmission.
Andreia Florina Nita, Sabina Cornelia Manolescu, Mircea Ioan Popa, Loredana Gabriela Popa   +3 more
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Parenting a child with congenital cytomegalovirus infection: a qualitative study

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2020
Background Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common infectious cause of congenital disability, which can cause lifelong impairments including sensorineural hearing loss and developmental delay.
Caroline Star, Paul Griffiths, Christine E Jones, Asma Khalil, Paul Heath, Tushna Vandrevala, Victoria Barber, Evas Mbire-Chigumba, Anna Calvert, Alexander S Book, Gayle M Book   +10 more
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A neutralizing anti-gH/gL monoclonal antibody is protective in the guinea pig model of congenital CMV infection. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2014
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the most common cause of congenital virus infection. Congenital HCMV infection occurs in 0.2-1% of all births, and causes birth defects and developmental abnormalities, including sensorineural hearing loss and ...
Marcy R Auerbach, Donghong Yan, Rajesh Vij, Jo-Anne Hongo, Gerald Nakamura, Jean-Michel Vernes, Y Gloria Meng, Samantha Lein, Pamela Chan, Jed Ross, Richard Carano, Rong Deng, Nicholas Lewin-Koh, Min Xu, Becket Feierbach   +14 more
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The epidemiology and disease burden of congenital TORCH infections among hospitalized children in China: A national cross-sectional study.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
BackgroundCongenital TORCH (Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), rubella virus (RV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), and herpes simplex virus (HSV)) infections are associated with a variety of adverse prenatal and neonatal events, including miscarriage, malformations ...
Linlin Zhang, Xinyu Wang, Mengjia Liu, Guoshuang Feng, Yueping Zeng, Ran Wang, Zhengde Xie   +6 more
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Congenital and perinatal cytomegalovirus infection [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2010
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is currently the most common agent of congenital infection and the leading infectious cause of brain damage and hearing loss in children.
Chun Soo Kim
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Genotype distribution, viral load and clinical characteristics of infants with postnatal or congenital cytomegalovirus infection. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
BACKGROUND:Congenital cytomegalovirus infection is a leading cause of long-term sequelae. Cytomegalovirus is also frequently transmitted to preterm infants postnatally, but these infections are mostly asymptomatic.
Joppe Nijman, Femke S Mandemaker, Malgorzata A Verboon-Maciolek, Susan C Aitken, Anton M van Loon, Linda S de Vries, Rob Schuurman   +6 more
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Interferon Lambda Signals in Maternal Tissues to Exert Protective and Pathogenic Effects in a Gestational Stage-Dependent Manner

mBio, 2022
Interferon lambda (IFN-λ) (type III IFN) is constitutively secreted from human placental cells in culture and reduces Zika virus (ZIKV) transplacental transmission in mice.
Rebecca L. Casazza, Drake T. Philip, Helen M. Lazear   +2 more
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