2021
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Burden and Epidemiologic Risk Factors in Countries With Universal Screening
Ssentongo P, Hehnly C, Birungi P, Roach M, Spady J, Fronterre C, Wang M, Murray-Kolb L, Al-Shaar L, Chinchilli V, Broach J, Ericson J, Schiff S. Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Burden and Epidemiologic Risk Factors in Countries With Universal Screening. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2120736. PMID: 34424308, PMCID: PMC8383138, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.20736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of cCMVHigh-income countriesBirth prevalenceUniversal screeningInfection burdenHIV prevalenceRisk factorsBlood samplesCommon congenital infectionMaternal CMV seroprevalenceCongenital cytomegalovirus infectionEpidemiologic risk factorsPooled overall prevalenceNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleSystematic Reviews databasesMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPooled birth prevalenceMEDLINE/PubMedPreferred Reporting ItemsLow socioeconomic statusWorld Bank income levelsLower ratesCMV seroprevalenceCongenital infectionCohort study
2020
Ethical and Public Health Implications of Targeted Screening for Congenital Cytomegalovirus
Gievers LL, Holmes AV, Loyal J, Larson IA, Oliveira CR, Waldman EH, Khaki S. Ethical and Public Health Implications of Targeted Screening for Congenital Cytomegalovirus. 2020, 146: e20200617. PMID: 32591436, PMCID: PMC8171256, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-0617.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsCongenital cytomegalovirusMajority of newbornsNewborn hearing screenHearing screenHearing lossDevelopmental delayCommon congenital infectionHigh-risk groupSensorineural hearing lossPublic health implicationsHealth care systemCongenital infectionCCMV infectionClinical presentationClinical symptomsOngoing surveillanceClinical heterogeneityTargeted screeningNewbornsVisual impairmentEarly detectionCare systemScreening approachHealth implicationsCytomegalovirusPrenatal Treatment of Congenital Cytomegalovirus With Valganciclovir: A Case Report
DeNoble AE, Saccoccio FM, Permar SR, Hughes BL. Prenatal Treatment of Congenital Cytomegalovirus With Valganciclovir: A Case Report. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 71: 2506-2508. PMID: 32198512, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon congenital infectionCongenital CMV infectionCases of hydropsCongenital cytomegalovirusCongenital infectionCMV infectionNeonatal treatmentNeurologic injuryCCMV infectionInfectious causesCase reportFetal anomaliesPrenatal treatmentTreatment strategiesMinimal sequelaeCytomegalovirusInfectionValganciclovirTreatmentSequelaeHydropsPregnancyInjury
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