A new Weill Cornell Medicine and Oregon Health & Science University co-authored study provides critical insight for the development of a vaccine that can more effectively block the spread of ...

Currently CMV is the most common cause of congenital infection in the United States. Ten to 20% of infected infants may suffer sensorineural hearing loss, ocular damage, or impairment of cognitive ...

There are at least two types of antibodies, IgG and IgM, produced in response to a CMV infection. Antibody made early at the time of the first infection with CMV. It usually disappears within 12 to 18 ...

If you are a woman and pregnant with an active infection, you may also pose a risk of passing on CMV to your infant. Congenital CMV occurs when a pregnant woman becomes infected with ...

Common virus can lead to lifelong health complications; OHSU, Weill Cornell findings could inform ongoing vaccine development ...

Background: The burden of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV)-associated sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in populations with CMV seroprevalence approaching 100% is unknown. The purpose of this ...

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 ...

She was born with a cytomegalovirus infection, or congenital CMV, and died following complications from surgery. Advertisement CMV leads to more birth defects in the country than any other virus ...

For 50 years, the division has defined the natural history, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections and neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) ...

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 ...