A cross-institutional research group has revealed for the first time in the world that infants with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection who were treated with a combination of ...

Medically reviewed by Cordelia Nwankwo, MD Key Takeaways CMV is common and stays in the body for life.Congenital CMV can lead to birth defects like hearing loss. CMV is often diagnosed with a blood ...

A cross-institutional research group has revealed for the first time in the world that infants with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection who were treated with a combination of ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most common human herpesviruses, infecting nearly half of the adult population in the US. Vertical transmission can occur during pregnancy, and congenital CMV ...

Explore the benefits of prenatal DNA screening to detect cytomegalovirus in early pregnancy for better health decisions.

Director of Serology and Virology Division (SAViD), Director Organ and Tissue Donor screening laboratory, Director NSW State Reference Laboratory for HIV, Chair Biosecurity Quality Assurance ...

CARROLLTON, Ga. - Visiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Mason Barnes is a pretty typical 3-year-old, who just happens to be wearing two cochlear implants. "He wakes up in the morning and he says, ...

Dr. Laura Gibson, UMass Chan Medical School associate professor of infectious disease and immunology PHOTO COURTESY OF UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTH Medical research and bedside patient care often exist in ...

On a spring day in the late 1980s, pediatrician Mark Schleiss was confronted with a difficult case: a months-old infant who had developed pneumonia. While many infants with pneumonia recover, this ...

—Building on the conclusions of prior studies, a new analysis further explores the association between congenital cytomegalovirus infection and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children. Reviewed by ...