Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Prognostic Value of Maternal DNAemia at Amniocentesis

Conclusion.
Maternal viremia at amniocentesis is associated with a 3-fold greater chance of congenital infection, but it is not correlated with symptomatic disease.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases - January 3, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Simonazzi, G., Cervi, F., Zavatta, A., Pellizzoni, L., Guerra, B., Mastroroberto, M., Morselli-Labate, A. M., Gabrielli, L., Rizzo, N., Lazzarotto, T. Tags: Major Article Source Type: research