Current Research Papers

Epidemiology

Incidence of cytomegalovirus infection among the general population and pregnant women in the United States (326k)

Washing our hands of the congenital cytomegalovirus disease epidemic (304k)

Diagnosis of and Screening for Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnant Women (304k)

Knowledge and Practices of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Regarding Cytomegalovirus Infection During Pregnancy --- United States, 2007 (304k)

Clinical Study: Knowledge and Awareness of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Among Women (518k)

Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection as a cause of permanent bilateral hearing loss: A quantitative assessment (212k)

New estimates of the prevalence of neurological and sensory sequelae and mortality associated with congenital cytomegalovirus infectiony (123k)

Pathogenesis

Insights into viral transmission at the uterine–placental interface (1.2MB)

Early predictors of neurodevelopmental outcome in symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection (1.2MB)

Persistent and Selective Deficiency of CD4-T Cell Immunity to Cytomegalovirus in Immunocompetent Young Children (1.2MB)

Detection of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA by Polymerase Chain Reaction Is Associated with Hearing Loss in Newborns with Symptomatic Congenital CMV Infection Involving the Central Nervous System (1.2MB)

Congenital cytomegalovirus infection following first trimester maternal infection: Symptoms at birth and outcome (1.2MB)

Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection as a cause of permanent bilateral hearing loss: A quantitative assessment (212kb)

Symptomatic infant characteristics of congenital cytomegalovirus disease in Australia (76kb)

Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Association Between Virus Burden in Infancy and Hearing Loss (181kb)

Prenatal Diagnosis

Pathogenesis and prenatal diagnosis of human cytomegalovirus infection (371kb)

Diagnosis of and Screening for Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnant Women (212kb)

Neonatal Cytomegalovirus Blood Load and Risk of Sequelae in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Congenitally Infected Newborns Prenatal Treatment (212kb)

Prenatal Treatment

Passive Immunization during Pregnancy for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection (371kb)

Recent Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infections (212kb)

The Role of the Placenta in the Pathogenesis of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Is the Benefit of Cytomegalovirus Immune Globulin for the Newborn Mediated through Improved Placental Health and Function? (212kb)

Postnatal Treatment

Effect of Ganciclovir Therapy on hearing in symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus disease involving the central nervous system: A randomized, controlled trial (212kb)

Molecular Pathogenesis

Receptors and immune sensors: the complex entry path of human cytomegalovirus (212kb)

Cellular integrins function as entry receptors for human cytomegalovirus via a highly conserved disintegrin-like domain (545kb)

Developmental Regulation of Human Cytomegalovirus Receptors in Cytotrophoblasts Correlates with Distinct Replication Sites in the Placenta (2.6MB)

A Novel Viral Transcript with Homology to Human Interleukin-10 Is Expressed during Latent Human Cytomegalovirus Infection (618k)

Vaccines

Vaccine Development to Prevent Cytomegalovirus Disease: Report from the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (94k)

Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Impairment and Immunization (52k)

Prospects for Development and Potential Impact of a Vaccine Against Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection 803k)

DNA Immunization Using Highly Conserved Murine Cytomegalovirus Genes Encoding Homologs of Human Cytomegalovirus UL54 (DNA Polymerase) and UL105 (Helicase) Elicits Strong CD8 T-Cell Responses and Is Protective against Systemic Challenge 803k)