Mazzitelli Maria, Micieli Mariella, Votino Carmela, Visconti Federica, Quaresima Paola, Strazzulla Alessio, Torti Carlo, Zullo Fulvio
Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2017;2017:5495927. doi: 10.1155/2017/5495927. Epub 2017 Jul 31.
Currently, the only efficient way to prevent human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection in pregnancy is primary prophylaxis through hygienic measures. So, we evaluated knowledge of HCMV and its prevention in a group of pregnant women. An anonymous questionnaire with multiple-choice answers was administered to all pregnant women who were followed up at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit of "Pugliese-Ciaccio Hospital," a third-level hospital in Catanzaro (Southern Italy), from November 2015 to March 2016. Previously prescribed serology results for HCMV were also evaluated. Three hundred and fifty women participated in the study and the results clearly demonstrated that knowledge of pregnant women about HCMV is poor. Moreover, prescribed screening procedures need to be optimized, since one out of three pregnant women has not been tested for HCMV or the screening was not performed adequately. For this reason, it is important to implement informative campaign in both pregnant women and providing physicians.
目前，孕期预防人类巨细胞病毒（HCMV）感染的唯一有效方法是通过卫生措施进行一级预防。因此，我们评估了一组孕妇对HCMV及其预防方法的了解情况。2015年11月至2016年3月期间，我们向在位于意大利南部卡坦扎罗的三级医院“普列塞-恰乔医院”妇产科接受随访的所有孕妇发放了一份带有多项选择题答案的匿名问卷。同时，我们还评估了先前开具的HCMV血清学检测结果。350名女性参与了该研究，结果清楚地表明孕妇对HCMV的了解程度很低。此外，规定的筛查程序需要优化，因为三分之一的孕妇未接受HCMV检测或筛查未充分进行。因此，对孕妇和提供医疗服务的医生开展宣传活动很重要。
