Is low birth weight a risk indicator for congenital cytomegalovirus infection? | Zendy

Zakyieh Al-Hareth | Zendy; Fawza Monem | Zendy; Nagwa Abdel Megiud | Zendy

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Is low birth weight a risk indicator for congenital cytomegalovirus infection?

Author(s) -

Zakyieh Al-Hareth,

Fawza Monem,

Nagwa Abdel Megiud

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.539

Subject(s) - umbilical cord , cytomegalovirus , medicine , cord blood , antibody , birth weight , immunology , low birth weight , human cytomegalovirus , head circumference , pediatrics , pregnancy , virology , obstetrics , herpesviridae , biology , virus , viral disease , genetics

Congenital cytomegalovirus infection is currently the leading cause of congenital infection in 0.2-2.2% of live births worldwide leading to variable serious sequalae. The aim of the study was to determine if low birth weight is an indicator of CMV congenital infection evidenced by detecting CMV-DNA in umbilical cord blood at the time of delivery.

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