title: Attribution of congenital cytomegalovirus infection to primary versus non-primary maternal infection.
abstract: Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a leading cause of developmental disabilities. In the United States during the period 1988-1994, approximately one-quarter of congenital CMV infections were attributable to primary maternal infection (n = 8772), and three-quarters were attributable to non-primary maternal infection (n = 29,918). Effective prevention strategies need to be developed for both primary and non-primary maternal infections.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30345, USA.
authors.forename: Chengbin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xingyou
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bialek
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cannon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000151:congenital* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult