Evaluation of Pregnant Women Susceptible to Cytomegalovirus Infection in Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Serological Evidence and Sociodemographic Risk Factors of Recent Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Maiduguri, Nigeria
Introduction : Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is able to go into latency and is the most common cause of congenital infections in humans. Its clinical manifestations range from asymptomatic forms to severe fetal damage, and in rare cases, fetal death due to abortion. This prospective cross-sectional study was designed to determine the seroprevalence of HCMV infection in pregnant women attending...
متن کاملSerological Evidence and Sociodemographic Risk Factors of Recent Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Maiduguri, Nigeria
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) belongs to the family Herpesviridae, which its members are able to remain latent in various cells of the human body for a long time [1]. Globally, CMV is a very common viral infection and one of the most common causes of congenital infections. There are some evidences indicating that CMV infection leads to miscarriage and stillbirth [2]. Even in infants who are asym...
متن کاملserological evidence and sociodemographic risk factors of recent cytomegalovirus infection in pregnant women attending a tertiary hospital in maiduguri, nigeria
introduction : human cytomegalovirus (hcmv) is able to go into latency and is the most common cause of congenital infections in humans. its clinical manifestations range from asymptomatic forms to severe fetal damage, and in rare cases, fetal death due to abortion. this prospective cross-sectional study was designed to determine the seroprevalence of hcmv infection in pregnant women attending a...
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Background and Aims: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a member of herpesviruses. It is one of the most common cause of congenital and prenatal infections. CMV infection of pregnant women, especially in the first trimester may lead to congenital abnormalities in the newborns. The prevalence of CMV infection in developed countries is about 40% and in developing countries may be 100%. Because there is no ...
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OBJECTIVE Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a ubiquitous virus belonging to the herpes family, is known to be transmitted frequently to developing fetuses in pregnancy. In an immunocompromised state like pregnancy, primary infection through blood transfusion or reactivation of a latent CMV infection can cause severe illness. The study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of the immunoglobulin G...
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عنوان ژورنال: Research Journal of Microbiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1816-4935
DOI: 10.3923/jm.2015.336.342