Impact of cytomegalovirus infection on short-term clinical outcomes and operative histopathology in infants with biliary atresia: A single-center prospective cohort study

Conclusion: In the present study, there was a high incidence of serum IgM+ (50%) and PCR+ of biopsy specimens (37.5%) in infants with BA. This CMV-infected subgroup was associated with greater histopathological damage and unfavorable short-term outcomes after surgery.

Source: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons - July 26, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Gayatri Munghate Sachit Anand Veereshwar Bhatnagar Sandeep Agarwala Siddhartha Datta Gupta Source Type: research