Publicaties
Risk Factors for hearing loss at birth in newborns with congenital cytomegalovirus infection Universiteit Gent Universiteit Antwerpen
The effect of (val)ganciclovir on hearing in congenital cytomegalovirus : a systematic review Universiteit Gent
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection registry in Flanders : opportunities and pitfalls Universiteit Gent KU Leuven Universiteit Antwerpen
Prospective multicenter comparison of urine culture with PCR on dried blood spots using 2 different extraction and PCR methods in neonates suspected for congenital cytomegalovirus infection Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Gent KU Leuven Universiteit Antwerpen
To evaluate the potential of dried blood spots (DBS) as a congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) testing specimen, the laboratory diagnostic accuracy of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on DBS was compared to viral urine cultures from neonates suspected for cCMV. Two different extraction methods (EasyMAG, bioMerieux versus Qiagen) and 2 real-time PCR protocols (in-house versus Argene) were compared. We were able to collect both DBS and urine ...
Hearing Loss With Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVE: In this study, we determined the prevalence of hearing loss in 157 children with proven congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection. We looked at possible risk determinants for developing hearing loss and proposed recommendations for screening and follow-up in the newborn. METHODS: In a prospective 22-year study, 157 children with proven cCMV infection were evaluated for sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). The development of SNHL ...