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ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2012

Active retinitis in an infant with postnatally acquired cytomegalovirus infection.

F Piersigilli, G Catena, M R De Gasperis, S Lozzi, C Auriti

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Article in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Difficulties in diagnosing congenital CMV: how accurate is detection using dried blood spot?Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2013
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

F PiersigilliDepartment of Neonatology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy. piersigilli@opbg.net
G Catena
M R De Gasperis
S Lozzi
C Auriti
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) is frequently associated with active retinitis. In contrast, in the immunocompetent neonate with postnatally acquired CMV infection retinitis is rarely present and usually does not progress. We describe the case of an infant with postnatal CMV infection and active retinitis diagnosed at 20 days of life. Owing to the rapid progression of the retinitis, therapy with intravenous ganciclovir was performed, with prompt regression of the retinitis. Therapy was then continued with oral valganciclovir for one further week. Although very unusual, CMV retinitis has to be taken into consideration in neonates with early postnatally acquired CMV infection, as an early diagnosis and treatment may be crucial to avoid visual impairment.

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Antiviral AgentsCytomegalovirus RetinitisGanciclovirHumansInfant, NewbornInfusions, IntravenousMaleAntiviral AgentsGanciclovir

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PMID22739841
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