Prediction of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in High-Risk Pregnant Women

Conclusions.
This is the first prospective cohort study to suggest that the presence of CMV-DNA in the maternal uterine cervical secretion and ultrasound fetal abnormalities are predictive of the occurrence of congenital CMV infection in high-risk pregnant women.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases - January 3, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tanimura, K., Tairaku, S., Ebina, Y., Morioka, I., Nagamata, S., Deguchi, K., Morizane, M., Deguchi, M., Minematsu, T., Yamada, H. Tags: Major Article Source Type: research