Subsequently, it was determined that oral administration of VGCV given twice daily at 16 mg/kg/dose provided comparable systemic coverage. 189 Infants who were treated with GCV had fewer developmental delays at 6 months and at 1 year of age. 189 In addition, the Denver Developmental Screening Test was also performed at 6 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year of age. Viral excretion in urine returned to pretreatment levels within 2 weeks after GCV was discontinued, as did the viral load. Maintenance of IV access was also an issue. Neutropenia was three times more common (63%) in treated infants than in untreated infants. When tested at 1 year, 21% of treated infants and 68% of control infants exhibited worsening of hearing. None of the treated infants had worsening of hearing at 6 months compared with 41% of untreated infants. When tested at 6 months, in 84% of treated infants, normal hearing was maintained or hearing was improved, in contrast to 59% of control infants. 129 randomly assigned neonates with symptomatic CNS disease to receive 6 weeks of therapy with ganciclovir, at 6 mg/kg/dose given every 12 hours versus no treatment and monitored hearing with brainstem auditory evoked response. GCV is an acyclic deoxyguanosine nucleoside analogue, which acts as a chain terminator during elongation of the CMV DNA. Ganciclovir (GCV) and its oral prodrug valganciclovir (VGCV) are used to treat the newborn with symptomatic congenital infection. Martin MBBS, FRACP, in Fanaroff and Martin's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2020 Treatment Most skills are objectively visualized by the tester, but caregiver verbal reports are adequate to pass some of them. These easily administered items were picked to prevent any bias against gender, ethnicity, maternal education, or place of residence. The DDST is a skills test that was revised in 1990 as the Denver II to include 125 items. This test can also be used to track children over time. Although not diagnostic by itself, this frequently used test can identify children (such as those with HIV, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, or blindness) who have global problems or problems in one specific area.

Norms for each chronologic age are provided. The Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) tests children in the following areas: gross and fine motor development, language skills, and personal-social skills. Chernecky PhD, RN, CNS, AOCN, FAAN, in Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures , 2013 Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST), Denver II-Diagnostic Norm.Īge-appropriate tasks should be demonstrated for each area tested in children between 1 month and 6 years of age.

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