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- Title
An observational study to assess Italian obstetrics providers' knowledge about preventive practices and diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus.
- Authors
Boccherini, Chiara; D'Ambrosio, Valentina; Corno, Sara; Vena, Flaminia; Pajno, Cristina; Piccioni, Maria Grazia; Rech, Francesco; Ciolli, Paola; Brunelli, Roberto; Benedetti Panici, Pierluigi; Pizzuti, Antonio; Muzii, Ludovico; Giancotti, Antonella
- Abstract
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection can be easily prevented by hygienic measures. Up to date the majority of the studies in literature highlighted a reduction in cCMV antenatal counseling and its prevention. Our purpose was to evaluate obstetrics providers' knowledge about cCMV infection, management and the behavioral practices to avoid it. This is a cross-sectional survey carried out in Umberto I Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome between November 2019 and January 2020. We recruited 148 specialists and residents in Obstetrics and Gynecology through online anonymous multiple-choice 13-questions, 10 min-survey comparing responses between the two groups. A total of 94.6% of all participants said they always prescribe cytomegalovirus (CMV) serum screening: 73.6% of them regularly counsel about preventive practices, with specialists recording higher percentages (85.4 vs. 65.1%, p<0.005). We identified a good knowledge about the diagnostic pathway, but only 58.1% of our population knows the correct time of late amniocentesis. 12.2% of providers do not consider magnetic resonance (MRI) as a complementary exam. Prevention of maternal seroconversion is crucial: even if our data show an acceptable knowledge about antenatal counseling, we encourage clinicians to firmly inform and educate women about behavioral measures.
- Subjects
ITALY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS disease diagnosis; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS disease prevention; GENETIC disorders; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; SCIENTIFIC observation; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; PHYSICIAN practice patterns; CROSS-sectional method; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 2021, Vol 49, Issue 1, p67
- ISSN
0300-5577
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/jpm-2020-0224