March 19, 2009 — Cytomegalovirus (CMV) glycoprotein B vaccine may help prevent maternal and congenital CMV infection, according to the results of a phase 2, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial ...

On a spring day in the late 1980s, pediatrician Mark Schleiss was confronted with a difficult case: a months-old infant who had developed pneumonia. While many infants with pneumonia recover, this ...

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 ...

Considering the detrimental effects of cCMV on affected children and families, the lack of treatment options, and the related health-care costs, the primary-care provider should focus on preventing ...

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 ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous infection and congenital CMV (cCMV) infection is the most common non-genetic cause of hearing loss in infants and children. However, most pregnant women and women ...

How do you catch CMV? What happens in the body during a CMV infection? What are usual signs and symptoms of acquired CMV infection? How common is CMV in newborns? How do you make a diagnosis of ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most common human herpesviruses, infecting nearly half of the adult population in the US. Vertical transmission can occur during pregnancy, and congenital CMV ...

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 ...

In a recent study published in the JAMA Network Open journal, researchers evaluated the relationship between congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Study: ...

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, ...