Open AccessHearing Loss With Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection
Author(s) -
Ina Foulon,
Yannick De Brucker,
Ronald Buyl,
Elke Lichtert,
Katia Verbruggen,
Denis Piérard,
Fleur A. Camfferman,
Léonardo Gucciardo,
Frans Gordts
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 345
eISSN - 1098-4275
pISSN - 0031-4005
DOI - 10.1542/peds.2018-3095
Subject(s) - medicine , sensorineural hearing loss , asymptomatic , sequela , cytomegalovirus , hearing loss , pregnancy , pediatrics , gestational age , obstetrics , audiology , surgery , viral disease , immunology , herpesviridae , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , genetics , biology
In this study, we determined the prevalence of hearing loss in 157 children with proven congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection. We looked at possible risk determinants for developing hearing loss and proposed recommendations for screening and follow-up in the newborn.
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