Follow-up of pregnant women with active cytomegalovirus infection
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 1999; 5 (5): 949-954
in English
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ABSTRACT
Pregnant women [60] with and without serological evidence of active cytomegalovirus [CMV] infection were followed until delivery to detect the incidence and types of overt congenital CMV infection in neonates in Mosul, Iraq. Infection was diagnosed by the detection of CMV-IgM, using ELISA. CMV-IgM was detected in cord blood samples of six [10%] overtly sick infants [with different congenital malformations] born to mothers with active CMV infection. Central nervous system abnormalities were detected in all six cases [two with microcephaly and four with hydrocephaly]. Congenital CMV infection should be suspected in infants born with congenital malformations, especially those of the central nervous system. The detection of a significant number of hydrocephalus cases in our study is notable
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Pregnancy
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Pregnancy Outcome
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Case-Control Studies
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Incidence
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Follow-Up Studies
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Type of study:
Incidence study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
1999
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