Efficacy of Valganciclovir Treatment Depends on the Severity of Hearing Dysfunction in Symptomatic Infants with Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection

Efficacy of Valganciclovir Treatment Depends on the Severity of Hearing Dysfunction in Symptomatic Infants with Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection

Although earlier studies have shown that antiviral treatment regimens using valganciclovir (VGCV) improved hearing function in some infants with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection; its efficacy on the severity of hearing dysfunction is unclear. We conducted a prospective study among 26 infan...

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Main Authors: Shohei Ohyama, Ichiro Morioka, Sachiyo Fukushima, Keiji Yamana, Kosuke Nishida, Sota Iwatani, Kazumichi Fujioka, Hisayuki Matsumoto, Takamitsu Imanishi, Yuji Nakamachi, Masashi Deguchi, Kenji Tanimura, Kazumoto Iijima, Hideto Yamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
auditory brainstem response
congenital cytomegalovirus infection
hearing dysfunction
severity
valganciclovir
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/6/1388

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