Babies born with a cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection or congenital cytomegalovirus can be at higher risk for serious complications. Congenital CMV is the leading cause of non-genetic hearing loss and ...

A cross-institutional research group has revealed for the first time in the world that infants with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection who were treated with a combination of ...

Administering hyperimmune globulin to pregnant women who tested positive for cytomegalovirus (CMV) did not reduce CMV infections or deaths among their fetuses or newborns, according to a randomized ...

A cross-institutional research group has revealed for the first time in the world that infants with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection who were treated with a combination of ...

Laura Gibson is an associate professor of medicine and of pediatrics at UMass Chan Medical School. CMV belongs to the same virus family as cold sores and chickenpox and, like those viruses, lives in ...

Prevention, screening, and vaccination are vital for managing infection risk during pregnancy due to altered maternal immunity.

Background. Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) represents one of the leading causes of congenital infections worldwide. Early diagnosis of fetal infection and consequent rapid therapeutic intervention with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Monthly infusions of cytomegalovirus hyperimmune globulin for women with primary cytomegalovirus, or CMV, ...

If an expectant mother is found to have primary CMV infection, her care should be handled by a high-risk-pregnancy specialist who can closely monitor the fetus, as hydrops fetalis and fetal death are ...

Cytomegalovirus belongs to the same virus family, _Herpesviridae_, as cold sores and chickenpox. Callista Images/Image Source via Getty Images So if most people are unlikely to get sick from CMV at ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading infectious cause of birth defects worldwide, but scientists have been frustrated in their efforts to develop a vaccine to protect against infections. Among the ...

To highlight the importance of actively looking for concomitant cCMV as a routine evaluation of patients presenting with cholestasis and receiving a diagnosis of an inherited liver disease, ...