PRIMARY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION DURING PREGNANCY

Life Science-Microbiology

Authors

  • DR. VANDANA BERRY Department of Microbiology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana - 141 008, Punjab, India
  • DR. MADAN LAL Department of Microbiology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana - 141 008, Punjab, India

Keywords:

Cytomegalovirus, pregnancy, congenital malformations, CMV infection

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in pregnancy is too common occurring primarily as well as recurrently due to reactivation of latent infection. The primary CMV infection during pregnancy is associated with numerous complications like congenital malformations, intrauterine fetal death and later sequelae like blindness, deafness etc. In the present study, a total of 354 women coming for antenatal checkup were screened for CMV specific IgM antibodies. There was 22.03% positivity rate which is a matter of concern. This study promotes to introduce a mandatory screening of all females in child bearing age group for primary CMV infection along with proper education of all subjects regarding transmission and prevention of the infection

Published

2012-06-30

How to Cite

BERRY, D. V., & LAL, D. M. . (2012). PRIMARY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION DURING PREGNANCY: Life Science-Microbiology. International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research, 2(2), L5-L7. Retrieved from https://ijlpr.com/index.php/journal/article/view/101

Issue

Volume 2 Issue 2, April - June 2012

Section

Research Articles

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