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The prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in newborn infants at an intensive care unit in a public hospital

2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 82; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2223/jped.1436

1678-4782

Clarissa Schreiner Miura, Ernani Miura, Alice Beatriz Mombach Pinheiro Machado, Marisa Chesky,

Legionella and Acanthamoeba research

To determine the prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in newborn infants admitted to an intensive care unit in a public hospital in Porto Alegre.A cross-sectional study of 261 newborn infants born at a public hospital in the city of Porto Alegre in 2003 and admitted to the intensive care ward. Urine samples were collected within 7 days of birth and a polymerase chain reaction-PCR performed to test for cytomegalovirus DNA.The prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection among the study population was 0.8% (95% CI: 0.097-2.86). It was not possible to assess risk factors because this prevalence was so low.The prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in an intensive care unit at a public hospital in Porto Alegre was not considered elevated and was comparable with prevalence rates found by other studies.