Congenital and perinatal cytomegalovirus infection [PDF]
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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Ocular sequelae of congenital toxoplasmosis in Brazil compared with Europe [PDF]
Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis appears to be more severe in Brazil, where it is a leading cause of blindness, than in Europe, but direct comparisons are lacking.
Bahia Oliveira LM +37 more
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Long-term hearing outcomes in children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is the most common congenital viral infection, representing the leading non-genetic cause of sensorineural hearing loss (HL).
Mirko Aldè, Giovanna Cantarella
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Beta2-microglobulina en líquido cefalorraquídeo de recién nacidos con infección congénita sintomática por citomegalovirus: Un indicador certero de la gravedad de la afectación del sistema nervioso central [PDF]
Introducción. En los neonatos con infección congénita sintomática por citomegalovirus (CMV) la neuroimagen es la mejor herramienta disponible para predecir la evolución neurológica a largo plazo.
Alarcón Allen, Ana
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Murine cytomegalovirus genomic material in marrow cells; relation to altered leukocyte counts during sublethal infection of mice [PDF]
To investigate infection of hematopoietic cells by murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV), we used in situ hybridization to detect MCMV genomic material in marrow cells during sublethal infection of three-week-old mice.
S. Perlman +13 more
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Follow-up of Toxoplasmosis during Pregnancy: Ten-Year Experience in a University Hospital in Southern Brazil [PDF]
Objective To describe a population of pregnant women diagnosed with toxoplasmosis and their respective newborns, describing the hospital protocol for treatment and follow-up.
Amanda Andrade Diesel +5 more
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BackgroundCongenital infection of the fetus via trans-placental passage of pathogens can result in severe morbidity and mortality. Even without transmission to the fetus, infection of the placenta itself is associated with pregnancy complications ...
Georgia Fakonti +3 more
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Congenital parasitic infections: A review [PDF]
This review defines the concepts of maternal-fetal (congenital) and vertical transmissions (mother-to-child) of pathogens and specifies the human parasites susceptible to be congenitally transferred. It highlights the epidemiological features of this transmission mode for the three main congenital parasitic infections due to Toxoplasma gondii ...
Carlier, Y. +3 more
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Treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis: finding out what works [PDF]
Evidence for the effectiveness of prenatal or postnatal treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis will be critical to guide policy about prenatal and neonatal screening over the next 10 years, let alone the next 100.
Gilbert, R, Ruth Gilbert, Gilbert, Ruth
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Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), the etiological agent of Chagas Disease (CD), is transmitted to humans by infected kissing bugs, blood transfusion, organ transplantation, and from mother-to-child.
Erica Silberstein +3 more
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