RESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in newborn infants admitted to an intensive care unit in a public hospital in Porto Alegre. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 261 newborn infants born at a public hospital in the city of Porto Alegre in 2003 and admitted to the intensive care ward. Urine samples were collected within 7 days of birth and a polymerase chain reaction-PCR performed to test for cytomegalovirus DNA. RESULTS: The prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection among the study population was 0.8% (95% CI: 0.097%-2.86%). It was not possible to assess risk factors because this prevalence was so low. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in an intensive care unit at a public hospital in Porto Alegre was not considered elevated and was comparable with prevalence rates found by other studies.
Assuntos
Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Recém-Nascido , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/congênito , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/epidemiologia , Brasil/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/urina , Citomegalovirus/isolamento & purificação , DNA Viral/urina , Hospitais Públicos/estatística & dados numéricos , Recém-Nascido Prematuro , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal/estatística & dados numéricos , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Prevalência , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
Texto elaborado para a disciplina de Imunologia Médica (BIO624) do curso de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul com o objetivo de facilitar e tronar mais agradável o ensino e aprendizado de um assunto muito importante e pouco comentado.