Congenital cytomegalovirus infection in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
The incidence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Mexico is unknown. We evaluated the presence of cytomegalovirus infection in 560 newborn infants at a public general hospital. There were five (0.89%) infected newborns. Infants with congenital infection were more likely to be born to primigravid mothers (P = 0.01) and were more often from rural areas (P = 0.058) than were noninfected newborns.
Noyola
Daniel E
DE
Department of Microbiology, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Mejía-Elizondo
Ana R
AR
Canseco-Lima
Jesús M
JM
Allende-Carrera
Ricardo
R
Hernánsez-Salinas
Alba E
AE
Ramírez-Zacarías
José L
JL
D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000151:congenital* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D020073:Gravidity; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy