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Yue Huang, Jiabao Tang, Huan Yu, Qiaoqiao Song, Mengling Hao, Han Wang, Junxian Liu, Yue Dong, Mufeng Liang, Sijie Zhuang, Caihong Li, Jiangding Wang, Caihong Liang, Yingying Su, Tingdong Li, Ting Wu, Shengxiang Ge, Jun Zhang, Ningshao Xia, Reconsideration of Maternal Serological Testing for Predicting Congenital CMV Infection, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 229, Issue 6, 15 June 2024, Pages 1817–1822, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiad412
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Abstract
The value of the widely applied maternal cytomegalovirus (CMV) serological testing approach in predicting intrauterine transmission in highly seroprevalent regions remains unknown.
A nested case-control study was conducted based on a maternal-child cohort study. Newborns with congenital CMV (cCMV) infection were included, and each of them was matched to 3 newborns without cCMV infection. Retrospective samples were tested for immunoglobulin G (IgG) avidity and immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies in maternal serum and CMV DNA in maternal blood and urine to analyze their associations with cCMV infection.
Forty-eight newborns with cCMV infection and 144 matched newborns without infection were included in the study. Maternal IgM antibodies and IgG avidity during pregnancy were not statistically associated with intrauterine transmission. The presence of CMV DNAemia indicated a higher risk of cCMV infection, with odds ratio values of 5.7, 6.5, and 13.0 in early, middle, and late pregnancy, respectively. However, the difference in CMV shedding rates in transmitters and nontransmitters was not significant in urine.
The value of current maternal CMV serological testing in regions with high seropositivity rates is very limited and should be reconsidered. The detection of DNAemia would be helpful in assessing the risk of intrauterine transmission.