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Cytomegalovirus serological screening at the first antenatal visit: A tertiary‐centre audit of general practitioner practices and maternal seroprevalence.
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Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology . Jun2023, Vol. 63 Issue 3, p454-459. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Little is published on cytomegalovirus (CMV) serological screening at the first antenatal visit or the contemporary CMV seroprevalence rates among the Australian pregnant population. We performed a retrospective analysis of public hospital births in a major tertiary centre (n = 840) over a two month period. We found that 13.6% (95% confidence interval (CI) 11.4–16.1%) of women had been screened for CMV at their first antenatal visit with their general practitioner. Of these, 43.0% (95% CI 34.3–52.1%) were CMV seronegative and therefore susceptible to primary infection. Seronegative women were also more likely to have been born in an economically developed country, to live in a socio‐economically advantaged postcode and to be nulliparous. The information from this study may help guide future studies of congenital CMV risk reduction strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PREVENTION of communicable diseases
*CYTOMEGALOVIRUSES
*MATERNAL health services
*RESEARCH
*SEROPREVALENCE
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*IMMUNOGLOBULINS
*CYTOMEGALOVIRUS diseases
*SERODIAGNOSIS
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*MEDICAL screening
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*TERTIARY care
*IMMUNOLOGY technique
*RISK assessment
*T-test (Statistics)
*RESEARCH funding
*SOCIAL classes
*PREGNANCY complications
*PRENATAL care
*ODDS ratio
*DISEASE risk factors
*PREGNANCY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00048666
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164421526
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13645