Healthbeat reports a 9% decline in STIs in 2024, but data limitations suggest caution in interpreting this trend. Congenital ...

March 19, 2009 — Cytomegalovirus (CMV) glycoprotein B vaccine may help prevent maternal and congenital CMV infection, according to the results of a phase 2, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial ...

Toxoplasma gondii poses serious risks during pregnancy and to those with weakened immune systems, and Clinicians must ...

The New Mexico Department of Health in October extended its 2022 public health order to maintain aggressive statewide testing for syphilis. The order, which will remain in effect for a year, directs ...

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 ...

While development has been scrapped in CMV, a Phase II trial investigating the candidate in bone marrow transplant patients will continue.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The number of babies born with syphilis increased more than tenfold from 2012 to 2022, putting moms and infants at risk for miscarriage and stillbirth, according to the U.S. Centers ...

States are seeing an alarming surge in cases of congenital syphilis, a preventable infection that can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death — or lifelong complications such as blindness or ...

Background. Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the most common cause of childhood hearing loss and can lead to neurodevelopmental delay. To date, few studies have examined the correlation between ...

In contrast to acquired rubella infection, congenital infection results in persistent progressive infection. Contact isolation is required for neonates suspected to have congenital rubella. With ...