Introduction: To report the prognostic value of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral load in the amniotic fluid (AF) in predicting the outcome of infected pregnancies. Methods: Multicenter retrospective study
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the most common cause of congenital virus infection. Congenital HCMV infection occurs in 0.2–1% of all births, and causes birth defects and developmental abnormalities,
The majority of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infections are asymptomatic at birth and therefore not diagnosed. Approximately 10–15% of these infants develop late-onset hearing loss and other deve
