Cytomegalovirus infection in a single-centre Australian neonatal cohort

Seneviratne, Maheesha, Fernando, Malindu E., Kandasamy, Yogavijayan, White, Andrew, Sabesan, Vanaja, and Norton, Robert (2022) Cytomegalovirus infection in a single-centre Australian neonatal cohort. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 58. pp. 1136-1144.

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DOI: 10.1111/jpc.15914

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Abstract

Aim: Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is the most common infectious cause of congenital malformation, non-genetic sensorineural hearing loss and neurodevelopmental sequelae in childhood. The primary aim of this retrospective cohort study was to identify the birth and neurodevelopmental outcomes of neonates diagnosed with symptomatic and asymptomatic cCMV in a large regional tertiary referral hospital.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of laboratory-based cCMV diagnoses in neonates born at a single study centre between January 2005 and January 2020. Audit of medical records was undertaken to evaluate maternal characteristics, symptom patterns, radiological and neurodevelopmental outcomes of neonates meeting the laboratory diagnostic criteria during the first 24 months.

Results: There were 45 neonates with proven CMV infection and 27 mothers with proven infection with an associated pregnancy outcome. Nineteen neonates were born at term (>37 weeks). Of these, 32 (71.1%) neonates had a significant intercurrent comorbidity and 22 (48.9%) neonates were reported to have a degree of delay in one or more developmental domains. A large proportion (77.3%) of the symptomatic untreated neonates had an unknown history of maternal infection compared to the asymptomatic (10.0%) and symptomatic treated (53.8%) neonates (P = 0.001).

Conclusion: Up to half of the neonates with cCMV were at risk of developing a degree of developmental delay at our centre. Whether these outcomes are related primarily to CMV infection or are confounded by the co-existence of prematurity is unclear and needs further evaluation in prospective studies.


Item ID:	74740
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1440-1754
Keywords:	CMV, development, sensorineural hearing loss
Copyright Information:	© 2022 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians).
Date Deposited:	30 Nov 2022 05:06
FoR Codes:	32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3213 Paediatrics > 321303 Neonatology @ 50% 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3207 Medical microbiology > 320705 Medical virology @ 50%
SEO Codes:	20 HEALTH > 2001 Clinical health > 200101 Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions @ 100%
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