title: Congenital cytomegalovirus infection: clinical outcome.
abstract: Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a leading cause of hearing loss and neurologic disabilities in children worldwide. Infants with symptomatic congenital CMV infection at birth are at significantly increased risk for developing adverse long-term outcomes. The vast majority of infants with congenital CMV infection have no clinical findings at birth (asymptomatic infants), and about 10%-15% of these children develop long-term sequelae. Currently, predictors of adverse outcome in asymptomatic congenital CMV infection are not known, and it is important that future studies address this issue.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics.
authors.forename: Suresh B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Boppana
authors.forename: Shannon A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Karen B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Fowler
mesh_terms: D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000151:congenital*; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000151:congenital / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000821:virology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019562:Viral Load
keywords: congenital; cytomegalovirus; outcome; sensorineural hearing loss