Severe postnatal cytomegalovirus infection with multisystem involvement in an extremely low birth weight infant

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Okulu E., Akin I. M., Atasay B., ÇİFTCİ E., Arsan S., Turmen T.

JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY, cilt.32, sa.1, ss.72-74, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1038/jp.2011.58
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.72-74
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: postnatal, cytomegalovirus, infection, low birth weight infant, BREAST-MILK, PRETERM INFANTS, TRANSMISSION
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common intrauterine and perinatal viral infection. Postnatal CMV infection is acquired mainly from breast milk and may cause severe illness in preterm infants. We report an extremely low birth weight infant who presented with a sepsis-like syndrome and multiple organ involvement, notably hepatitis and pneumonitis, and treated with ganciclovir without adverse effect or relapse. Journal of Perinatology (2012) 32, 72-74; doi:10.1038/jp.2011.58