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3 . 2017

Diagnosis and treatment of cytomegalovirus infection in pregnant women and newborns

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus infection (CMVI) is a common cause of intrauterine pathology and serious diseases in newborns and infants. In older children CMVI can lead to psychomotor development delays, cognitive disorders and marked hearing impairment. This review article presents clinical evidence, antenatal and intranatal CMVI diagnostics algorithms, pregnant women and newborns with active CMVI treatment strategies, as well as indications for administration of intravenous CMV immunoglobulin in pregnant women and newborns, ganciclovir and valganciclovir in suspension in newborns,infants and young children.

Keywords:cytomegalovirus infection (CMVI), pregnancy, newborns, CMV immunoglobulin

Neonatology: News, Opinions, Training. 2017; (3): 70-82.
DOI: 10.24411/2308-2402-2017-00041


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CHIEF EDITOR
CHIEF EDITOR
Degtyarev Dmitriy Nikolaevich
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director for Scientific Research of the V.I. Kulakov Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology National Medical Research Center of Ministry of Healthсаre of the Russian Federation, Head of the Chair of Neonatology at the Clinical Institute of Children's Health named after N.F. Filatov, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Russian Society of Neonatologists, Moscow, Russian Federation

ORCID iD 0000-0001-8975-2425

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