Sequelae of maternally derived cytomegalovirus infections in premature infants
| Autor: | Anne S. Yeager, Paul E. Palumbo, Natalie Malachowski, David K. Stevenson, Ronald L. Ariagno |
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| Rok vydání: | 1983 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Lymphocytosis Hepatosplenomegaly Congenital cytomegalovirus infection Cytomegalovirus Infant Premature Diseases Neutropenia Antibodies Viral Excretion Pregnancy medicine Humans Maternal-Fetal Exchange biology business.industry Infant Newborn Antibody titer virus diseases medicine.disease Cytomegalovirus Infections Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health biology.protein Female Antibody medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Pediatrics. 102:918-922 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3476 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0022-3476(83)80025-0 |
| Popis: | Eighteen of 106 (17%) infants of seropositive mothers, with birth weights less than 1500 gm, acquired cytomegalovirus from a maternal source. Neutropenia, lymphocytosis, thrombocytopenia, and hepatosplenomegaly developed in some infants concomitant with the onset of CMV excretion. Infected infants who excreted CMV at less than 7 weeks of age had longer oxygen requirements than infants who did not excrete CMV until they were older. Passively derived maternal antibody to CMV fell more rapidly over the first few months of life in sick premature infants than would be expected in term infants. Among six infected premature infants, five had undetectable antibody titers when CMV excretion began. Loss of passively acquired antibody and early excretion of virus appear to be associated with symptomatic CMV infections in premature infants of seropositive mothers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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