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  • Title: Neonatal cytomegalovirus infections due to blood.
    Author: Adler SP.
    Journal: Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci; 1986; 23(1):1-14. PubMed ID: 3004810.
    Abstract:
    Infants with very low birthweights (less than 1250g) are immunocompromised and have immature hematopoietic systems. They require frequent blood transfusions and have an increased susceptibility to infection. These very low birthweight infants who lack passively acquired antibody against CMV, acquire transfusion-associated CMV infections with a frequency of approximately 30%. These infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The source of these postnatally acquired CMV infections are seropositive blood donors. These infections can be prevented by appropriate donor selection and/or blood processing. Recent but limited data suggests that all infants (regardless of birthweight or the presence of antibody against CMV) should receive CMV seronegative blood products if they are likely to receive multiple transfusions from multiple donors.
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