UAB obtains $15-million grant to study infection in newborns Oct 5, 2005
"Our study will further investigate the link between CMV and hearing loss in children and will evaluate the feasibility of screening newborns for CMV infection," Boppana says. Although the virus typically poses no threat to healthy children and adults, CMV can lead to serious health problems in unborn babies and people with weakened immune systems. (Birmingham Business Journal)
Treatment Prevents Defects from Cytomegalovirus Infection Oct 1, 2005
MedlinePlus: Treatment Prevents Defects from Cmv Infection: Study. Treatment Prevents Defects from Cmv Infection: Study ... Hyperimmune globulin, which contains virus-fighting antibodies, has been used for years to treat CMV infections, particularly among transplant patients. (MEDLINEplus)
Immune Drug May Prevent Fetal Infection (HealthDay) Sep 30, 2005
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Treatment prevents defects from CMV infection: study Sep 29, 2005
Hyperimmune globulin, which contains virus-fighting antibodies, has been used for years to treat CMV infections, particularly among transplant patients ... But Adler and his colleagues found that ultrasound testing comparable to what most pregnant women now receive offers "a potent predictor" of whether a newborn will have problems from a CMV infection ... In one group of patients, among the 31 pregnant women who received the treatment after amniocentesis confirmed a CMV infection, only one gave... (Reuters AlertNet)
Hyperimmune Globulin for Infection during Pregnancy Sep 29, 2005
Methods We studied pregnant women with a primary CMV infection ... In the prevention group, 37 women received hyperimmune globulin, 6 (16 percent) of whom had infants with congenital CMV infection, as compared with 19 of 47 women (40 percent) who did not receive hyperimmune globulin ... Thus, hyperimmune globulin therapy was associated with a significantly lower risk of congenital CMV infection (adjusted odds ratio, 0. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Immunotherapy for Congenital CMV Infection Sep 29, 2005
Although sexual transmission of CMV can occur, most pregnant women acquire CMV infection through exposure to children in their own home or from occupational exposure to children in day care or elementary school. Exposure typically occurs as a result of contact with contaminated saliva, urine, or fomites such as toys. (New England Journal of Medicine)
