Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To detect congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of chorionic villi in early pregnancy. METHODS: Extraction of DNA of chorionic villi and amplification of the gene of major immediate-early (MIE) antigen of CM V using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR). RESULTS: Sixty-eight specimens of chorionic villi and 16 specimens were positive for CMV infection by PCR. The incidence of congenital CMV infection in the first trimester of pregnancy was 23.5%. CONCLUSIONS: The risk of transmission of CMV from mother to fetus in early pregnancy is very high and potential CMV carriers may transmit CMV to their fetus in early pregnancy.
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