Infección por citomegalovirus humano en neonatos de un hospital público de Mérida, Yucatán
2019
Introduccion: El citomegalovirus humano es reconocido como la causa mas comun de infeccion viral congenita, la cual puede darse como resultado de infeccion primaria, reinfeccion o reactivacion en la mujer embarazada; ademas, puede ocasionar retraso en el desarrollo neuronal y perdida auditiva sensoneural en el neonato. Objective: To identify CMVH infection in newborns by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and cell culture. Method: Observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study with oral swab samples from 362 neonates born within a 10-month period in a public hospital of Merida, Yucatan. RT-PCR was carried out for the detection of HCMV. Fibroblast primary cell culture was obtained from human foreskin tissue to isolate the virus. Only positive cases were followed. Results: A prevalence of HCMV infection of 0.86 % was found by RT-PCR. No virus was isolated with cell culture. In the follow-up visits, sensory health and neurodevelopment were adequate. Conclusion: La prevalencia de infeccion por citomegalovirus humano en neonatos fue similar a la de reportes mundiales y solo pudo evidenciarse por PCR. La infeccion asintomatica detectada entre las 12 a 24 horas del nacimiento no tuvo consecuencias a largo plazo.
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