Human Cytomegalovirus Infection Is Detected Frequently in Stillbirths and Is Associated With Fetal Thrombotic Vasculopathy

Abstract

Stillbirth has multiple etiologies. However, the detection of CMV DNA in 15% of fetal tissues or placentae suggests a strong association between CMV infection in pregnancy and stillbirth. Molecular testing during postmortem investigation has an important role to determine the contribution of CMV infection.