Congenital cytomegalovirus in eastern Uganda: prevalence and outcomes
Our community-based study revealed a low prevalence of congenital CMV infection. Further longitudinal multi-site research is needed to assess the generalisability of these findings. Also, long-term follow-up of children is crucial to understanding the outcomes and sequelae of infected infants to inform prevention strategies, targeted interventions and scalable screening frameworks in resource-limited settings.
Authors
- Peter Olupot‐Olupot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5757-609X)
- Andrew Weeks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1909-337X)
- Rita Muhindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4252-5924)
- Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5852-3611)
- Martin Chebet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7013-7297)
- David Mukunya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3892-9777)
- Fred Bisso
- Kathy Burgoine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7975-745X)
- Thorkild Tylleskär (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4801-4324)
- Noela Regina Akwi Okalany (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2957-955X)
- Francis Okello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2786-8091)
- Edrin Mwanda
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Mbale Hospital (UG)
- Busitema University (UG)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05518-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership