Jacques Fourgeaud, Jean-François Magny, Sophie Couderc, Patricia Garcia, Anne-Marie Maillotte, Melinda Benard, Didier Pinquier, Philippe Minodier, Dominique Astruc, Hugues Patural, Sophie Parat, Bernard Guillois, Armelle Garenne, Tiffany Guilleminot, Marine Parodi, Laurence Bussières, Idir Ghout, Yves Ville, Marianne Leruez-Ville
BACKGROUND: Approximately 20% of neonates with congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) develop long-term sequelae. The ability to accurately predict long-term outcomes as early as the neonatal period would help to provide for appropriate parental counseling and treatment indications. With this study, we aimed to identify neonatal predictive markers of cCMV long-term outcomes. METHODS: As this study's subjects, we chose neonates diagnosed with cCMV in 13 hospitals throughout France recruited from 2013 to 2017 and evaluated for at least 2 years with thorough clinical, audiology, and imaging evaluations and psychomotor development tests...
March 15, 2024: Pediatrics