Pioneering treatment aims to protect babies from devastating virus before birth

NCT ID NCT01651585

Summary

This study tested whether giving the antiviral drug valacyclovir to pregnant women could help their unborn babies who were already infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV). CMV is a leading infectious cause of lifelong neurological disabilities in newborns. Researchers gave the drug to 41 mothers to see if it could lower the amount of virus in the baby and reduce serious symptoms at birth.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hospital Necker Enfants Malades

    Paris, 75015, France

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