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Congenital cytomegalovirus: Public health action towards awareness, prevention, and treatment
Journal of Clinical Virology, 11/02/09

Demmler–Harrison GJ – Steps for public health action towards awareness, prevention and treatment are outlined. These steps include recommendations for universal screening for all newborns for congenital CMV infection at birth to further define the public health impact and facilitate early diagnosis and treatment of newborns, routine prenatal screening of all pregnant women for the presence of CMV antibody to identify women at risk who may benefit most from preventive behavioral interventions as well as to facilitate prenatal diagnosis and therapies, and grass roots efforts to promote CMV awareness in the community.

Screening and treating for primary cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy: where do we stand? A decision-analytic and economic analysis
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10/02/09 Relevance Score: 89%

Venous thrombosis in immunocompetent patients with acute cytomegalovirus infection: a complication that may be underestimated
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 11/17/09 Relevance Score: 84%

Measurement of cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity of human cytomegalovirus seropositive individuals by a highly sensitive coupled luminescent method
Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 10/13/09 Relevance Score: 84%

Intravitreal loading injection of ganciclovir with or without adjunctive oral valganciclovir for cytomegalovirus anterior uveitis
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 10/02/09 Relevance Score: 84%

Cytomegalovirus-specific, high-avidity IgG with neutralizing activity in maternal circulation enriched in the fetal bloodstream
Journal of Clinical Virology, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 83%