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. 2010 Sep;30(9):888-92.
doi: 10.1002/pd.2587.

HCMV seroprevalence and associated risk factors in pregnant women, Havana City, 2007 to 2008

C B Correa  1 , V Kourí, D Verdasquera, P A Martínez, A Alvarez, Y Alemán, L Pérez, J Viera, R González, E Pérez, I Moro, M A Navarro, P Melin
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HCMV seroprevalence and associated risk factors in pregnant women, Havana City, 2007 to 2008

C B Correa et al. Prenat Diagn. 2010 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: To prenatally identify pregnant women at risk of developing congenital infection due to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV).

Methods: One thousand one hundred and thirty-one pregnant women from three municipalities from Havana City were serologically screened for HCMV infection (IgM/IgG, IgG avidity) from January 2007 to January 2008. Demographical, epidemiological, and clinical variables were correlated to serologic status to identify predictors of seroconversion in pregnancy.

Results: The majority of women were seropositive to HCMV (92.6%); 27 women (2.4%) developed HCMV active infection during pregnancy, defined by the detection of IgG+ and IgM+ (7 women), IgM+ and IgG- (2 women), and IgG seroconversion (18 women). Susceptibility of active HCMV infection during pregnancy was associated with maternal age < 20 years and nulligravidity. Primary infection was detected in 20 pregnant women (1.8%), whereas 7 patients (0.6%) had active non-primary infection.

Conclusion: Although pregnant women in Cuba have high seroprevalence rates for HCMV, those younger than 20 years and nulligravidae are at risk of acquiring infection during pregnancy.

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