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Cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in pregnant women in the western region of Romania: A large‑scale study

  • Authors:
    • Florin Gorun
    • Sorin Motoi
    • Daniel Malita
    • Dan Bogdan Navolan
    • Dragos Nemescu
    • Tudor Rares Olariu
    • Marius Craina
    • Tatjana Vilibic‑Cavlek
    • Ioana Ciohat
    • Daniel Boda
    • Amadeus Dobrescu
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    Affiliations: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania, Department of Medical Imaging and Radiology, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ‘Grigore T. Popa’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania, Department of Parasitology, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania, Department of Virology, Croatian Institute of Public Health, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia, Antenatal Laboratory, Emergency Clinical City Hospital, 300202 Timisoara, Romania, Dermatology Research Laboratory, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania, Departament of Surgery, ‘Victor Babes’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
    Copyright: © Gorun et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common congenital infection worldwide, and remains a significant cause of the neurological deficiency and sensory deafness in developed countries. Maternal primary infection, reactivation or reinfection during pregnancy may lead to fetal infection and congenital CMV syndrome. The purpose of this study was to analyze the CMV seroprevalence according to demographic features of pregnant women in western Romania as well as the evolution of CMV immunity in two time intervals. IgG anti‑CMV antibodies were tested in sera of 8,951 pregnant women during two successive intervals: 2008‑2010 (n=1466) and 2015‑2018 (n=7485). The CMV seroprevalence in women of reproductive age decreased from 94.6 to 91.80% in the last decade. The seroprevalence was higher in women from rural areas compared with those from urban areas. These results show that the western region of Romania has a low‑risk profile for primary CMV infection during pregnancy due to a large number of seropositive women. However, this risk has increased in the last ten years, from 5.4 to 8.2%, which may show the need to implement a national screening program.
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Gorun F, Motoi S, Malita D, Navolan DB, Nemescu D, Olariu TR, Craina M, Vilibic‑Cavlek T, Ciohat I, Boda D, Boda D, et al: Cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in pregnant women in the western region of Romania: A large‑scale study. Exp Ther Med 20: 2439-2443, 2020.
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Gorun, F., Motoi, S., Malita, D., Navolan, D.B., Nemescu, D., Olariu, T.R. ... Dobrescu, A. (2020). Cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in pregnant women in the western region of Romania: A large‑scale study. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 20, 2439-2443. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.8945
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Gorun, F., Motoi, S., Malita, D., Navolan, D. B., Nemescu, D., Olariu, T. R., Craina, M., Vilibic‑Cavlek, T., Ciohat, I., Boda, D., Dobrescu, A."Cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in pregnant women in the western region of Romania: A large‑scale study". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 20.3 (2020): 2439-2443.
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Gorun, F., Motoi, S., Malita, D., Navolan, D. B., Nemescu, D., Olariu, T. R., Craina, M., Vilibic‑Cavlek, T., Ciohat, I., Boda, D., Dobrescu, A."Cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in pregnant women in the western region of Romania: A large‑scale study". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 20, no. 3 (2020): 2439-2443. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.8945
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Gorun F, Motoi S, Malita D, Navolan DB, Nemescu D, Olariu TR, Craina M, Vilibic‑Cavlek T, Ciohat I, Boda D, Boda D, et al: Cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in pregnant women in the western region of Romania: A large‑scale study. Exp Ther Med 20: 2439-2443, 2020.
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Gorun, F., Motoi, S., Malita, D., Navolan, D.B., Nemescu, D., Olariu, T.R. ... Dobrescu, A. (2020). Cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in pregnant women in the western region of Romania: A large‑scale study. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 20, 2439-2443. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.8945
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Gorun, F., Motoi, S., Malita, D., Navolan, D. B., Nemescu, D., Olariu, T. R., Craina, M., Vilibic‑Cavlek, T., Ciohat, I., Boda, D., Dobrescu, A."Cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in pregnant women in the western region of Romania: A large‑scale study". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 20.3 (2020): 2439-2443.
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Gorun, F., Motoi, S., Malita, D., Navolan, D. B., Nemescu, D., Olariu, T. R., Craina, M., Vilibic‑Cavlek, T., Ciohat, I., Boda, D., Dobrescu, A."Cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in pregnant women in the western region of Romania: A large‑scale study". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 20, no. 3 (2020): 2439-2443. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.8945
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