title: Primary versus nonprimary cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy, Israel.
abstract: We examined prospectively the outcome of primary and nonprimary maternal cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection during pregnancy among 88 and 120 women, respectively. The risk for vertical transmission was 1.83x higher for primary infection than for nonprimary infection. Nonetheless, congenital CMV disease was diagnosed in both infection groups at similar rates.
authors.affiliation: Hadassah Medical Center-Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. galia.rahav@sheba.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Galia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rahav
authors.forename: Rinat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gabbay
authors.forename: Asher
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ornoy
authors.forename: Svetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shechtman
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arnon
authors.forename: Orna
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Diav-Citrin
mesh_terms: D000649:Amniocentesis; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007557:Israel; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M