Retrospective diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus infection at a school for the deaf by using preserved dried umbilical cord.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
A retrospective diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus infection was made for 3 of 26 students (12%) with either bilateral profound or severe sensorineural hearing loss at a School for the Deaf in Japan by detecting viral DNA with real-time polymerase chain reaction from dried umbilical cords that had been preserved at home.
Medical subject headings
- Cytomegalovirus
- Cytomegalovirus Infections
- Fetal Blood
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural