Inapparent congenital cytomegalovirus infection with elevated cord IgM levels. Casual relation with auditory and mental deficiency

N Engl J Med. 1974 Feb 7;290(6):291-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197402072900601.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibody Formation
  • Audiometry
  • Blood
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Complement Fixation Tests
  • Cytomegalovirus / isolation & purification
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / complications
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / congenital*
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / immunology
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / microbiology
  • Deafness / etiology*
  • Female
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / analysis
  • Immunoglobulin M / analysis*
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intellectual Disability / etiology*
  • Intelligence
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Umbilical Cord

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M