title: [Cytomegalovirus infections in infants examined in the department of virology in 1988-1992].
abstract: Active cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections were found in 91 infants (11%) examined in the Department of Virology from 1988 to 1992. Serological methods (ELISA, CFT) and virus isolation from urine were used to diagnose CMV infection. Congenital or perinatal infections were recognized in 20 infants, while 10 infants were infected by blood transfusion. In most cases the route of CMV transmission was not recognized. The occurrence of clinical symptoms in CMV-infected children was also studied. In 80% of the infants the disease was characterized by hepatosplenomegaly or liver dysfunction. CMV pneumonia was found in 41% of the cases, and gastroenterocolitis in 36% of the subjects.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Wirusologii Instytutu Mikrobiologii Akademii Medycznej, Krakowie.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zawilińska
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kopeć
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rojek-Zakrzewska
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zgórniak-Nowosielska
mesh_terms: D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014773:Virology
vernacular_title: Zakazenia niemowlat wirusem cytomegalii na podstawie obserwacji prowadzonych w Zakładzie Wirusologii w latach 1988-1992.