title: Congenital cytomegalovirus infection.
abstract: Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a serious health problem. The obstacles for limiting this infection are the lack of public awareness on this issue, especially owing to the asymptomatic nature of CMV infections, the inefficacy of therapy, and the unsuccessful vaccine trials to date. It is therefore important to organize the current data to estimate the results and to report that the development of a vaccine against CMV must be of the highest priority.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Division, Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece. asyggelou@yahoo.gr
authors.forename: Angeliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Syggelou
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iacovidou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kloudas
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Christoni
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Papaevangelou
mesh_terms: D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000502:physiology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy