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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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Differential congenital cytomegalovirus infection in dichorionic diamniotic twins—A case report and literature review

IDCases, 2022
Background: Cases of differential congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in twins are rarely reported. The chance of congenital infection and the clinical outcome of monochorionic diamniotic or dichorionic diamniotic twins are highly uncertain. Cases
Shuwen Feng, Pin Liu, Pu Yang, Dongchi Zhao   +3 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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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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Low incidence of toxoplasma infection during pregnancy and in newborns in Sweden [PDF]

, 2001
To estimate the burden of disease due to congenital toxoplasmosis in Sweden the incidence of primary infections during pregnancy and birth prevalence of congenital toxoplasmosis in 40978 children born in two regions in Sweden was determined.
Petersson, K, Wiklund, Sven,, Gilbert, R, Tear-Fahnehjelm, K, Wiklund, S, Evengard, B, Engman, ML, Malm, G, Wiklund, Sven, Forsgren, M, Pettersson, K, Lund University., Ivarsson, SA   +12 more
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Chronological changes of incidence and prognosis of children with asymptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Sapporo, Japan

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2004
Background Chronological changes of the incidence of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and the longitudinal prognosis in children with asymptomatic congenital infection were investigated.
Fujikawa Tomoko, Numazaki Kei
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Cytomegalovirus and its role in congenital infection: A narrative-review study [PDF]

Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2020
Introduction: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a major cause of congenital infection worldwide. HCMV seroprevalence is higher in Asian regions than in European societies.
Negar Mirsalehi, Talat Mokhtari-Azad, Jila Yavarian, Soamyeh Shatizadeh Malekshahi, Parastoo Hosseini, Nazanin-Zahra Shafiei-Jandaghi   +5 more
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The modern view of congenital Сytomegalovirus infection

Детские инфекции (Москва), 2019
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection (CMVI) ranks first among congenital infections, making contribution significantly to the variety of congenital defects formation.
N. V. Kholodnova, L. N. Mazankova, A. A. Volter, I. E. Turina   +3 more
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Characteristics and serology of pregnant women with cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin G seroconversion during pregnancy in Japan

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2021
Objective: Investigate the characteristics and serology of pregnant women with cytomegalovirus (CMV) immunoglobulin (Ig)G seroconversion during pregnancy to understand the risk factors associated with primary CMV infection and the occurrence of fetal ...
Kyoko Shimada, Kuniaki Toriyabe, Asa Kitamura, Fumihiro Morikawa, Makoto Ikejiri, Toshio Minematsu, Haruna Nakamura, Shigeru Suga, Tomoaki Ikeda   +8 more
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OMIC Technologies and Vaccine Development: From the Identification of Vulnerable Individuals to the Formulation of Invulnerable Vaccines

Journal of Immunology Research, 2019
Routine vaccination is among the most effective clinical interventions to prevent diseases as it is estimated to save over 3 million lives every year. However, the full potential of global immunization programs is not realised because population coverage
Nicola Cotugno, Alessandra Ruggiero, Veronica Santilli, Emma Concetta Manno, Salvatore Rocca, Sonia Zicari, Donato Amodio, Manuela Colucci, Paolo Rossi, Ofer Levy, Federico Martinon-Torres, Andrew J. Pollard, Paolo Palma   +12 more
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