Cytomegalovirus Infection in Melbourne Children

Abstract

SYNOPSIS Strains of cytomegalovirus, (CMV) have been isolated from 53 children and 2 adults in Melbourne during the 4 years to June 1966. Of these, 47 were children with various disease syndromes which we consider were in most cases caused by the virus; 6 children and 2 adults were apparently ‘well’family contacts of these children. In 29 children the infection was apparently contracted in utero, and in 7 others there was strong presumptive evidence that the infection was acquired after birth. The evidence was not sufficient to determine the time of infection in 11 children. This report comprises a presentation and discussion of the clinical features and the laboratory methods and findings.

Cytomegalovirus Infection in Early Infancy: Five Atypical Cases

“…The complication of rhesus and other blood group incompatibilities in the newborn baby by cytomegalovirus infection has been reported recently by a number of authors (Emanuel and Kenny, 1966;Alford et al, 1967;Jack et al, 1967;King-Lewis and Gardner, 1969). It seems unlikely that this association is due to chance.…”