The mortality rate from CMV infection is as high as 90% if it is left untreated. CMV disease usually manifests 1-4 months after transplantation or after completion of antiviral prophylactic drug ...

Wall Street was weighing the gravity of the death from acute liver failure of a patient who was treated for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) with Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.’s gene therapy, Elevidys ...

The National Congenital CMV Disease Registry provides useful information on Cytomegalovirus Disease. Read through our list of frequently asked questions and answers below. Find the answers to your ...

A recent study highlights the role of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in stillbirths and childhood deaths in low-income countries, ...

The infection can cause temporary and permanent disabilities including: About 33% of pregnant women infected with CMV pass the disease on to their unborn child. Symptoms may be present at ...

Advertisement CMV leads to more birth defects in the country than any other virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and yet many are still unaware of its potential damages.

Immune substance in the serum portion of the blood that helps fight off and control the infection or disease. There are at least two types of antibodies, IgG and IgM, produced in response to a CMV ...

every 12 hSevere CMV disease, GI disease, pneumonia, CNS disease: Ganciclovir 5 mg/kg iv. every 12 hGanciclovir-resistant CMV disease: Foscarnet 60 mg/kg iv. every 8 h or 90 mg/kg iv. every 12 h ...

A new Oregon Health & Science University and Weill Cornell Medicine co-authored study provides critical insight for the ...

Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a leading cause of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in children. Whether connexin mutations are factors in the development of CMV-related hearing ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in 200 babies are born with congenital CMV, and one in five of these infants experience birth defects or long-term health ...