An effective and feasible approach to prevention of primary cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy
Maria Grazia Revello A D , Valentina Frisina B , Giovanna Oggè B , Alessia Arossa A and Milena Furione CA Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
B Dipartimento di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, Ospedale S. Anna, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy
C SC Microbiologia e Virologia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
D SC Ostetricia e Ginecologia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, V.le Golgi, 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy, Tel/Fax: +3 903 8250 2682, Email: mg.revello@smatteo.pv.it
Microbiology Australia 36(4) 179-181 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA15063
Published: 19 October 2015
Abstract
In the absence of a cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine, other strategies for prevention of primary infection in pregnancy should be considered. Behavioural interventions have been reported to significantly decrease seroconversion rate among seronegative pregnant women. We report here on a recently completed controlled study in which seronegative women at high risk of infection because of close contacts with children <36 months, were identified and informed about risky and protective behaviours. Informed women seroconverted at a significantly lower rate than non-informed women.
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