Valacyclovir in primary maternal CMV infection for prevention of vertical transmission: A case-series.

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No treatment is currently approved for cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy. Valacyclovir has been studied in symptomatic cytomegalovirus infected fetuses and seems to reduce the risk of serious sequelae.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Clin Virol

Title: Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-5967

ISSN (Print): 1386-6532

Publication date (Electronic): June 2020

Volume: 127

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[1 ] Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, dipartimento scienze della salute della donna e del bambino e di sanità pubblica, Rome, Italy; Telefono Rosso - Teratology Information Service, Centro Studi per la Tutela della Salute della Madre e del Concepito, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

[2 ] Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, dipartimento scienze della salute della donna e del bambino e di sanità pubblica, Rome, Italy; Telefono Rosso - Teratology Information Service, Centro Studi per la Tutela della Salute della Madre e del Concepito, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: drmassimoapicella@gmail.com.

[3 ] Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, dipartimento scienze della salute della donna e del bambino e di sanità pubblica, Rome, Italy.

[4 ] Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, dipartimento scienze di laboratorio e infettivologiche, Rome, Italy.

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Publisher Item ID: S1386-6532(20)30093-7

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104351

PubMed ID: 32325395

SO-VID: c22e88f8-6f14-4d01-8feb-f45e5f642799

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Keywords: Amniocentesis,Congenital infection,Cytomegalovirus,Fetal therapy,Pregnancy,Valacyclovir

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Keywords: Amniocentesis, Congenital infection, Cytomegalovirus, Fetal therapy, Pregnancy, Valacyclovir

Valacyclovir in primary maternal CMV infection for prevention of vertical transmission: A case-series.

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