[Is maternal infection with cytomegalovirus prevention possible?].
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most frequent cause of congenital viral infection in developed countries. Vaccines are currently under development and antiviral treatment or passive immunizations for pregnant women with CMV primary infection are about to be evaluated in randomized trials. However, as it has been shown in few studies, preventing transmission through behavioral changes could be, at the moment, the most effective and inexpensive way to decrease risk of CMV infection during pregnancy. Despite difficulties, such counseling programs deserve to be established.
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Université Paris-Sud, 92140 Clamart, France.
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D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014765:Viral Vaccines
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D014765:Viral Vaccines