What if CMV IgG is positive in pregnancy?

What if CMV IgG is positive in pregnancy?

Testing for CMV infection is a simple blood test, called a CMV IgG antibody. It will determine if a pregnant woman has had CMV. A positive result indicates a current or past CMV infection.

What does CMV positive mean in baby?

When no IgM antibodies are present, but IgG antibodies are present, a person is CMV positive. This means that he/she has had a CMV infection in the past but does not have an acute infection.

Can babies with CMV be normal?

Most babies born with CMV appear healthy. But about 1 in 10 infected newborns (10 percent) have signs and symptoms of CMV at birth.

Is it good to be CMV positive?

The majority of children born who experience a CMV infection before birth are healthy and normal. However, 10 to 15% may have complications such as hearing loss, neurological abnormalities, or decreased motor skills. Infants who are infected with CMV after they are born rarely experience any long-term complications.

Can CMV affect future pregnancy?

You can pass CMV to your baby If you are pregnant and have CMV, the virus in your blood can cross through your placenta and infect your developing baby. This is more likely to happen if you have a frst-time CMV infection while pregnant but can also happen if you have a subsequent infection during pregnancy.

How does a pregnant woman get CMV?

Some women pick up CMV while pregnant. This happens through handling infected children’s toys, dirty tissues or soiled nappies. It is also possible to get CMV from having sex, a blood transfusion or an organ transplant. Unborn babies can get CMV from their mothers while in the womb.

What does CMV do to the brain?

CMV causes serious neurodevelopmental sequelae, including mental retardation, cerebral palsy, and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). Even with antiviral therapy, these injuries are often irreversible. The pathogenesis of injury to the developing fetal central nervous system (CNS) is unknown.

Can I breastfeed if I have CMV?

People with CMV are encouraged to breastfeed if the baby is full term and healthy. Full-term babies who get infected with CMV through breast milk usually do not get seriously ill.

Is CMV IgG curable?

CMV spreads from person to person through body fluids, such as blood, saliva, urine, semen and breast milk. There is no cure, but there are medications that can help treat the symptoms.

How is CMV IgG positive treated?

What is the treatment for cytomegalovirus infection?

1. Ganciclovir (Cytovene) is the first antiviral medication approved for the treatment of CMV infection.
2. Valganciclovir (Valcyte) is an oral medication that is activated to ganciclovir in the body and widely used to prevent CMV infection (prophylaxis).

Should I worry about CMV in pregnancy?

Most CMV infections are “silent” and harmless, but in pregnant women, CMV can be transmitted to the fetus, with sometimes devastating effects to the unborn baby and newborn. Therefore, it is important if you are pregnant, or know someone who is pregnant, to be “CMV Aware” and “CMV Cautious”.