PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS AND HEARING LOSS IN CHILDREN BORN BY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS SEROPOSITIVE MOTHERS

Results of 94 examined children born by CMV seropositive mothers are represented in the article. In children with high viral load (more than 5.000 copies of viral DNA in 1 ml of urine) risk of sensorineural hearing loss increases to 1st year of life (OR 4.66; 95 % CІ 1.10–20.90, р<0.05) according to the rate in early neonatal period. Statistically significant differences of rates of psychomotor development are shown in children with high viral load according to the rates in children with low viral load and without viral load.