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Published on: July 6, 2013
Identifying Key Predictors of Neurodevelopmental Sequelae Absence at 12 Months in Infants with Congenital CMV:
Alessia Spadavecchia1, Carlotta Rubino1, Agata Leone1
1Neonatal Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Background:
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is the most frequent infective cause of morbidity and long-term sequelae in infancy. Despite great attention to this clinical condition, potential prognostic factors for neurodevelopmental sequelae in cCMV patients are poorly understood, therefore hampering optimization of clinical care and management of cCMV patients.
Methods:
A retrospective single-center cohort study was conducted on 66 infants with congenital CMV infection in order to identify among clinical presentation at birth potential predictors of the absence of neurodevelopmental sequelae at 12 months of age. A logistic regression model was built in order to identify a correlation between potential predictors and neurodevelopmental status at one year of age in the cohort in the study.
Results:
The results of our study showed a significant correlation between normal neutrophil count and normal audiological assessment at birth in a logistic regression model (p < 0.05) in patients with cCMV with the absence of neurodevelopmental sequelae at M12. Our findings also underlined that normal platelet count and normal cerebral imaging are connected with normal neurodevelopment at one year of age, though not in a statistically significant way.
Conclusions:
Our findings underscore the need for appropriate assessment at birth in order to improve clinical management of cCMV patients.
