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Cytomegalovirus DNA Loads in Organs of Congenitally Infected Fetus.

Kuniaki Toriyabe, Asa Kitamura, Makoto Ikejiri, Ryotaro Hashizume, Maki Nakamura, Emi Teramoto, Hiroki Takeuchi, Eiji Kondo, Tomoaki Ikeda

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Article in Viruses, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Kuniaki ToriyabeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9372-1808
Asa KitamuraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.
Makoto IkejiriDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Mie University Hospital, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.
Ryotaro HashizumeDepartment of Pathology and Matrix Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9237-029X
Maki NakamuraDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Mie University Hospital, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.
Emi TeramotoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Mie University Hospital, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.
Hiroki TakeuchiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5994-7416
Eiji KondoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9773-2520
Tomoaki IkedaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan.

Funding

Clinical Research Program for Child Health and Development of the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) 24gn0110061h0003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection poses significant risks to fetal development, particularly affecting the nervous system. This study reports a fetal autopsy case, examining cCMV infection and focusing on CMV DNA measurements in various fetal organs before formalin fixation, a novel approach for comprehensive CMV DNA evaluations in fetal organs affected by cCMV. A 20-week-old male fetus was diagnosed with cCMV following the detection of CMV DNA in ascites obtained via abdominocentesis in utero. After the termination of pregnancy, multiple organs of the fetus, including the cerebrum, thyroid gland, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, and adrenal glands, were extracted and examined for CMV DNA loads using a real-time polymerase chain reaction. Histopathological examination involved hematoxylin-eosin and CMV-specific immunostaining. A correlation was found between CMV DNA loads and pathology, with higher CMV-infected cell numbers observed in organs positively identified with both staining methods, exhibiting CMV DNA levels of ≥1.0 × 10

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CytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsDNA, ViralFetusViral LoadAdultAutopsyFemaleHumansMalePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousDNA, Viralcongenital cytomegaloviruscytomegalic inclusion bodycytomegalovirus DNAfetal autopsy

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PMID38932183
PMCPMC11209383

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