Tiziana Lazzarotto, Liliana Gabrielli, Brunella Guerra, Francesca Cervi, Giulia Piccirilli, Giuliana Simonazzi, Angela Chiereghin, Francesca Bellini, Maria Paola Landini
Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the leading non-genetic cause of sensori-neural hearing loss and neurodevelopmental sequelae. Despite these alarming facts, the general public healthcare system is often not aware of CMV and not enough is done to prevent congenital CMV infection.We describe the clinical and laboratory monitoring of a case with primary CMV infection occurring before the first trimester of gestation. Specific literature review is included in order to point out major goals achieved in the diagnosis and prognosis of congenital CMV infection and the many questions still unanswered...
2014: Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation. Supplementum