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ArticleScientific reports2022

Prognostic determinants of hearing outcomes in children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection.

Ta-Hsuan Lo, Pei-Hsuan Lin, Wei-Chung Hsu, Po-Nien Tsao, Tien-Chen Liu, Tzong-Hann Yang, Chuan-Jen Hsu, Li-Min Huang, Chun-Yi Lu, Chen-Chi Wu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Risk factors associated with late-onset hearing loss in children with congenital cytomegalovirus: a systematic review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ta-Hsuan LoDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Address: 7, Chung-Shan S. Rd., 10002, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Pei-Hsuan LinDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan.
Wei-Chung HsuDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Address: 7, Chung-Shan S. Rd., 10002, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Po-Nien TsaoDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Address: 7, Chung-Shan S. Rd., 10002, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Tien-Chen LiuDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Address: 7, Chung-Shan S. Rd., 10002, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Tzong-Hann YangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chuan-Jen HsuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Taichung Tzu-Chi Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Li-Min HuangDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Address: 7, Chung-Shan S. Rd., 10002, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Chun-Yi LuDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Address: 7, Chung-Shan S. Rd., 10002, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. cylu@ntu.edu.tw.
Chen-Chi WuDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Address: 7, Chung-Shan S. Rd., 10002, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. chenchiwu@ntuh.gov.tw.
National Taiwan University Hospital · TWNational Yunlin University of Science and Technology · TWTaipei City Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is the most prevalent cause of non-genetic sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in children. However, the prognostic determinants of SNHL remain unclear. Children with cCMV infection in a tertiary hospital were enrolled. The presence of cCMV-related symptoms at birth, the newborn hearing screening (NHS) results, and the blood viral loads were ascertained. Audiologic outcomes and initial blood viral loads were compared between different groups. Of the 39 children enrolled, 16 developed SNHL. SNHL developed in 60% of children who were initially symptomatic, and in 34.5% of those who were initially asymptomatic with normal hearing or isolated hearing loss, respectively. Failuire in NHS was a reliable tool for early detection of SNHL. The initial viral loads were higher in children who were symptomatic at birth, those who failed NHS, and those who developed SNHL. We observed SNHL deterioration in a patient after CMV DNAemia clearance was achieved, and in another patient with the flare-up of viral load. The presence of cCMV-related symptoms at birth, failure in NHS, and blood viral load might be the prognostic factors for hearing outcomes. Regular audiologic examinations are necessary in all children with cCMV infection even after CMV DNAemia clearance.

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Cytomegalovirus InfectionsHearing Loss, SensorineuralChildHearingHearing TestsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornPrognosis

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