Population
281 mothers and infants recruited at birth in The Gambia
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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Maternal CMV excretion may flag high perinatal transmission risk; leaves open whether screening or interventions alter outcomes in recurrent infection.
In the context of recurrent maternal infection, transmission of CMV in utero and during early postnatal life is associated with excretion of the virus in colostrum and the genital tract.
Kaye et al. (2008) studied this question.
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