Journal article
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Information for Educational Personnel
American journal of diseases of children (1960), Vol.140(2), pp.128-131
02/01/1986
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1986.02140160046028
PMID: 3004193
Abstract
Should a 3-year-old child with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) be allowed to attend a classroom program for preschoolers? Can an 18-month-old infant who was excreting CMV in his urine six months ago be taken into a swimming pool? Is it safe for a pregnant physical therapist to provide hands-on services to a 7-month-old infant with congenital CMV? With increased public awareness of disorders such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and herpes simplex virus infections, questions such as these are now frequently posed to neurologists, developmental pediatricians, and primary care physicians by educators and others who provide services to handicapped children.Awareness of CMV has only recently emerged among the general public, particularly among those who work in special education settings, where children with developmental disabilities due to cytomegalic inclusion disease (CID) are referred for developmental intervention. School administrators, faced with increased concerns about CMV, turn to physicians for guidance but often receive
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: Information for Educational Personnel
- Creators
- James F BaleJames A BlackmanJody MurphRichard D Andersen
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of diseases of children (1960), Vol.140(2), pp.128-131
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- DOI
- 10.1001/archpedi.1986.02140160046028
- PMID
- 3004193
- ISSN
- 0002-922X
- eISSN
- 2374-3018
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/1986
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Epidemiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984093314202771
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