Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common intrauterine transmitted viral infection, with a tremendous impact on fetuses and newborns. In this book the history of this disease, its pathophysiological background, epidemiology and symptoms, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, will be discussed. Since economic aspects are gaining more and more importance in health politics, one chapter is dedicated to this issue in the context of congenital CMV infection. The content is based on the latest scientific findings and written in an understandable manner, allowing persons not working in the field of congenital CMV to also profit from it. Thus, this book is of interest for medical doctors, nurses, midwives, economists, but also for men and women who want to inform themselves about this topic.
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CV ao. Univ. Prof. Prim. Dr. med. Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann, MSc, MBABorn: 21. 02. 1962, Gmunden, AustriaAcademic studies:1981 1990 Medical study at the Karl-Franzens-University in Graz, Austria19. 12. 1990 Medical degreePostgraduate studies:2005 2006 University Course Health Services Management (Master of Science, MSc) at the Donau University Krems, Austria2006 2007 University Study Health Care Management (Master of Business Administration, MBA), at the University of Economics and Business, Vienna, AustriaAcademic career:1991 1996 Assistant at the Department of Internal Medicine, Division for Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Graz1996 1997 Research period at the University of Tübingen, Germany, Department of Virology15.02.1998 Specialist for Laboratory Medicine27.05.1998 University lecturer for Laboratory Medicine01.10.1998 ao. University Professor for Laboratory Medicine2001 2006 Head of the Division for Laboratory Medicine at the University Clinics for Surgery, University Hospital Graz2006 pres. Head of the Department (Primaria) for Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital Steyr
Inhalt
1 Long known, long ignored a brief history of cytomegalovirus research
2 Virus-host interaction for defence and transmission
3 Epidemiology the influence of socioeconomic differences
4 Prospects and obstacles of diagnosis
5 Clinical outcome: acute symptoms and sleeping hazards
6 Prevention and therapy more than trial and error
7 How to save money: congenital CMV infection and the economy
Index
List of contributors