ArticleBMC infectious diseases2018
CMV on surfaces in homes with young children: results of PCR and viral culture testing.
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- Pathogenesis of Wild-Type-Like Rhesus Cytomegalovirus Strains following Oral Exposure of Immune-Competent Rhesus Macaques.Journal of virology · 2022Article
- Challenging the Conventional Interpretation of HCMV Seronegativity.Microorganisms · 2021Article
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- Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Infection of Neuronal and Non-Neuronal Cells Elicits Specific Innate Immune Responses and Immune Evasion Mechanisms.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Review
- Human Nasal Turbinate Tissues in Organ Culture as a Model for Human Cytomegalovirus Infection at the Mucosal Entry Site.Journal of virology · 2020Article
- Prevalence, Magnitude, and Genotype Distribution of Urinary Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Shedding Among CMV-Seropositive Children and Adolescents in the United States.Open forum infectious diseases · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundCaring for young children is a known risk factor for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection mainly through exposure to their saliva and urine. In a previous study, 36 CMV-seropositive children 2 mo. to 4 years old were categorized as CMV shedders (n = 23) or non-shedders (n = 13) based on detection of CMV DNA in their saliva and urine. The current study evaluated the presence of CMV on surfaces in homes of the children.
methodsStudy staff made 4 visits to homes of the 36 enrolled children over 100 days. Saliva was collected by swabbing the mouth and urine was collected on filter paper inserted into diapers. In addition, five surface specimens were collected: three in contact with children's saliva (spoon, child's cheek, washcloth) and two in contact with children's urine (diaper changing table, mother's hand). Samples were tested by PCR and viral culture to quantify the presence of CMV DNA and viable virus.
resultsA total of 654 surface samples from 36 homes were tested; 136 were CMV DNA positive, 122 of which (90%) were in homes of the children shedding CMV (p < 0.001). Saliva-associated samples were more often CMV positive with higher viral loads than urine-associated samples. The higher the CMV viral load of the child in the home, the more home surfaces that were PCR positive (p = 0.01) and viral culture positive (p = 0.05).
conclusionsThe main source for CMV on surfaces in homes was saliva from the child in the home. Higher CMV viral loads shed by children correlated with more viable virus on surfaces which could potentially contribute to viral transmission.
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