OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of ultrasound in the antenatal prediction of symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection. STUDY DESIGN: The sonograms of foetuses from mothers with cytomegalovirus primary infection were correlated to fetal/neonatal outcome. Infection status was disclosed by viral urine isolation at birth or CMV tissue inclusions at autopsy; classification of disease as symptomatic was based on clinical/laboratory findings at birth or macroscopic evidences of tissue damage at autopsy. RESULTS: Ultrasound abnormalities were found in 51/600 (8.5%) mothers with primary infection and in 23/154 congenitally infected fetuses (14.9%). Symptomatic congenital infection resulted in 18/23 and 68/131 cases with or without abnormal sonographic findings, respectively. The positive predictive value of ultrasound abnormalities decreased from 78.3% if related to congenitally infected fetuses/infants to 35.3% if related to all fetuses/infants exposed to maternal infection. CONCLUSION: When fetal infection status is unknown, ultrasound abnormalities only predict symptomatic congenital infection in a third of cases.

Simonazzi G., Guerra B., Puccetti C., Strada I., Lanari M. , Farina A., et al. (2007). Predizione ecografica dell’infezione congenita sintomatica da cytomegalovirus. NUMANA : s.n.

Predizione ecografica dell’infezione congenita sintomatica da cytomegalovirus

SIMONAZZI, GIULIANA;GUERRA, BRUNELLA;PUCCETTI, CHIARA;STRADA, ISABELLA;LANARI, MARCELLO;FARINA, ANTONIO;LAZZAROTTO, TIZIANA;RIZZO, NICOLA
2007

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of ultrasound in the antenatal prediction of symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection. STUDY DESIGN: The sonograms of foetuses from mothers with cytomegalovirus primary infection were correlated to fetal/neonatal outcome. Infection status was disclosed by viral urine isolation at birth or CMV tissue inclusions at autopsy; classification of disease as symptomatic was based on clinical/laboratory findings at birth or macroscopic evidences of tissue damage at autopsy. RESULTS: Ultrasound abnormalities were found in 51/600 (8.5%) mothers with primary infection and in 23/154 congenitally infected fetuses (14.9%). Symptomatic congenital infection resulted in 18/23 and 68/131 cases with or without abnormal sonographic findings, respectively. The positive predictive value of ultrasound abnormalities decreased from 78.3% if related to congenitally infected fetuses/infants to 35.3% if related to all fetuses/infants exposed to maternal infection. CONCLUSION: When fetal infection status is unknown, ultrasound abnormalities only predict symptomatic congenital infection in a third of cases.
2007
Atti di Madre & Feto, workshop scientifico per giovani ricercatori
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Simonazzi G., Guerra B., Puccetti C., Strada I., Lanari M. , Farina A., et al. (2007). Predizione ecografica dell’infezione congenita sintomatica da cytomegalovirus. NUMANA : s.n.
Simonazzi G.; Guerra B.; Puccetti C.; Strada I.; Lanari M. ; Farina A.; Lazzarotto T.; Rizzo N.
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