The prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in newborn infants at an intensive care unit in a public hospital
J. pediatr. (Rio J.)
; J. pediatr. (Rio J.);82(1): 46-50, Jan. -Feb. 2006.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in newborn infants admitted to an intensive care unit in a public hospital in Porto Alegre.METHODS:
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.RESULTS:
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.CONCLUSIONS:
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.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Citomegalovirus
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J. pediatr. (Rio J.)
Assunto da revista:
PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil