Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common cause of intrauterine infection. Recent
publications show amniocentesis to have an 81–100 per cent sensitivity in antenatal …

Background: Amniotic fluid culture is considered to be the best method for the detection of
antenatal cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and prediction of congenital CMV infection …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common cause of congenital infection. Recent studies
show amniocentesis to be a 100 per cent sensitive and 100 per cent specific predictor of …

Objective: To determine the feasibility of prenatal diagnosis of fetal cytomegalovirus (CMV)
infection. Methods: Fifty-two pregnant women were investigated in our unit between October …

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the most common cause of viral intra‐uterine infection.
The experience with prenatal diagnosis remains limited and is based on few reports of small …

Background Congenital cytomegalovirus infection occurs in 0.7% of live births with 15-20%
of infected children developing long-term disability including hearing loss and cognitive …

Fifteen fetuses at risk of congenital human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection underwent
prenatal diagnosis at 16–30 weeks' gestation by a combination of amniocentesis and fetal …

Objective: To assess the validity of a diagnostic protocol designed to predict the outcome of
newborns of mothers suspected to have primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection during the …

Cytomegalovirus is the most common cause of congenital infection in the United States, yet
there has been little progress in the prenatal diagnosis of this intrauterine infection. We …

393• Vol 9• May 2007 Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection tend to shed large amounts of
virus in the saliva and urine for many months after their first infection [1-4]. A possible …