Revision of Cytomegalovirus Immunoglobulin M Antibody Titer Cutoff in a Maternal Antibody Screening Program in Japan: A Cohort Comparison Involving a Total of 32,000 Pregnant Women

Revision of Cytomegalovirus Immunoglobulin M Antibody Titer Cutoff in a Maternal Antibody Screening Program in Japan: A Cohort Comparison Involving a Total of 32,000 Pregnant Women

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is associated with congenital infections. We aimed to validate the revised CMV immunoglobulin (Ig) M titer cutoff for IgG avidity measurements as a reflex test in maternal screening to identify women with primary CMV infection and newborn congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV). We s...

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Main Authors: Asa Kitamura, Kuniaki Toriyabe, Miki Hagimoto-Akasaka, Kyoko Hamasaki-Shimada, Makoto Ikejiri, Toshio Minematsu, Shigeru Suga, Eiji Kondo, Masamichi Kihira, Fumihiro Morikawa, Tomoaki Ikeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
cytomegalovirus
IgM antibody
serological screening
maternal antibody screening
primary infection
congenital infection
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/4/962

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