CLINICAL EPIDERMIOLOGY AND INITIAL OUTCOME OF TREATMENT FOR CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION IN PRETERM, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS WITH BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA
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Abstract
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is the most common chronic lung disease in pretem, low birth weight infants. CMV infection in preterm infants can be congenital or acquired after birth. CMV infection can attribute to the development of BPD and the severity of the disease. The study was conducted in 15 patients with BPD and CMV infection. The boy to girl ratio was 1.5/1. The mean gestational age was 27.7 ± 1.6 weeks, the mean birth weight was 1026.6 ± 187g. Most of the mothers did not receive anternatal corticosteroid. The reason for CMV testing was prolonged mechanical ventilation (53.3%), not weaning from oxygen (33.3%), apnea (6.7%) and severe pneumonia (6.7%). The mean viral load in blood and in intratracheal tube secretion was 2.94 x 106 ± 7.43 x 106 copies/Ml and 5.71 x 106 ± 1.9 x 107 copies/Ml, respectively. The average duration of respiratory support after treatment was 14.3 ± 11.6 days. 86.7% patients was discharged with full recovery. No patients witnessed adverse side effects of antiviral treatment.
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Keywords
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, preterm, low birth weight infants, CMV infection