Publications by authors named "A Conlon"

A male infant born in a tertiary maternity facility was noted to have microretrognathia, a small mouth and macroglossia at delivery. He was born limp and apnoeic and required multiple attempts at intubation before a definitive airway was eventually sited. Chest X-rays, while in the paediatric intensive care unit, demonstrated dysplastic ribs with associated 'high-riding' clavicles.

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Background: A vaccine that prevents cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in women could reduce the incidence of congenital CMV infection, a major cause of neurodevelopmental disability. We aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of a replication-defective investigational CMV vaccine, V160, in CMV-seronegative women.

Methods: This phase 2b, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted at 90 sites in seven countries (USA, Finland, Canada, Israel, Spain, Russia, and Australia).

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