With congenital syphilis at a 30-year high in the US, experts stress that early and universal syphilis screening in pregnancy is vital to protect both mothers and newborns from preventable harm. Study ...

Prenatal infections can increase the risk of serious health complications including miscarriage, organ damage, birth defect, or even death. Prevention of prenatal infection begins with taking ...

Prevention, screening, and vaccination are vital for managing infection risk during pregnancy due to altered maternal immunity.

Congenital syphilis represents one of the most devastating yet preventable threats to infant health, with cases climbing at an alarming rate across the United States. This resurgent public health ...

On a spring day in the late 1980s, pediatrician Mark Schleiss was confronted with a difficult case: a months-old infant who had developed pneumonia. While many infants with pneumonia recover, this ...

Antibodies that summon virus-engulfing white blood cells may play an important role in protecting infants from potentially serious congenital infection with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), according to ...

Background. Cytomegalovirus (CMV), the most common cause of congenital infection, exhibits extensive genetic variability. We sought to determine whether multiple CMV strains can be transmitted to the ...

To highlight the importance of actively looking for concomitant cCMV as a routine evaluation of patients presenting with cholestasis and receiving a diagnosis of an inherited liver disease, ...