Cytomegalovirus, Pregnancy And Occupational Hazard.

Background. - Female health professionals are nor more likely to contract cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection than the general population.Case report. - Generalized congenital infection was diagnosed in a neonate. His mother was a nurse working the 2 first trimesters of her pregnancy in close-contact with AIDS patients chronically infected with CMV.Conclusion. - Preventive measures to avoid CMV transmission among health-care professionals are controversial. The only guideline actually receiving universal agreement consists of standard hospital measures of hygiene. (C) 1998, Elsevier, Paris.