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I'm 31 weeks pregnant. cmv igg is 77iu, the reference range >1.0 is positive. cmv igm is 1.52iu, positive also. how much the incidence of congen.cmv?

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Acute infection: is suggested by the presence of IgM antibodies but it is not 100 % certain that your infection did not start in the first half of pregnancy when the risk for the baby is higher. Of babies born with congenital CMV, 80 percent will have no consequences while 20 percent will have hearing loss over time and be at risk for other problems. It is important to determine if the virus iis present. while the details are too many to answer in this short space, there is reason to ascertain the presence of virus and consider hyperimmune globulin treatment which may reduce risk to the baby for consequences other than hearing loss.

Answered 6/19/2015

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