Uninfected dams that resorbed fetuses or had >50% stillborns/litter had had more pregnancies than those with successful pregnancies (3.3±0.9 vs 1.6±0.9) whereas fetal loss in CMV-infected dams ...
Minnesota's new universal newborn screening program for congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) identified infants with neurologic abnormalities and those at risk for permanent hearing loss who otherwise ...
However, CMV can be much more dangerous for newborns. How does fetal infection occur? Transmission to the newborn can happen through the placenta during pregnancy or during birth. How to detect ...
Background: The burden of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV)-associated sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in populations with CMV seroprevalence approaching 100% is unknown. The purpose of this ...
We examined the effects of alloxan-induced diabetes in pregnant New Zealand rabbits on IR mRNA levels in fetal rabbit liver at 31 d. gestation. Total IR increased 4 fold in offspring of diabetics.