Cytomegalovirus is the most common congenital infection, affecting 0.5–2% of all live births
and the main nongenetic cause of congenital sensorineural hearing loss and neurological …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Hearing loss caused by congenital cytomegalovirus
(cCMV) infection was first observed in 1964. Today cCMV is the most common cause of …

Background The treatment of symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease with
intravenous ganciclovir for 6 weeks has been shown to improve audiologic outcomes at 6 …

Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a leading cause of congenital infections worldwide. In the
developed world, following the virtual elimination of circulating rubella, it is the commonest …

The study of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) antiviral drug resistance has enhanced
knowledge of the virological targets and the mechanisms of antiviral activity. The currently …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus spread by close interpersonal contact
through saliva, blood, genital secretions, urine, or breast milk that infects up to 90% of the …

Background In 0.5–4% of pregnancies, the prospective mother sustains a primary infection
with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). An HCMV infection of the fetus in the first or second …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been identified as an important viral pathogen in humans for
more than a century. The histopathology of CMV was first described in 1904, but the virus …

Background. Recently, congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection was reported
irrespective of a negative amniotic fluid prenatal analysis for cytomegalovirus (CMV). The …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common cause of congenital infection affecting about
1% of all the live births worldwide. Its prevalence in the developed world seems to be slightly …