Prevalence of Cytomegalovirus Infection during Pregnancy in Tertiary Care Hospital East Delhi 8 Years Study.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 5
Abstract
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in pregnancy is too common occurring primarily as well as recurrently due to reactivation of latent infection. The primary CMV infection during pregnancy is associated with numerous complications like congenital malformations, intrauterine fetal death and later sequelae like blindness, deafness etc. In present study, a total of 240 women coming for antenatal checkup were screened for CMV specific IgM antibodies. There was 52.9% positivity rate which is matter of concern. This study promotes to introduce a mandatory screening of all the females in child bearing age group for primary CMV infections along with proper education of all subjects regarding transmission and prevention of the infection.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Kirti Nirmal, Dr. Rumpa Saha, Dr. Amit Kumar Nirmal, Dr. Sudhir Kumar
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- DOI 10.9790/0853-160509110111.
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