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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-04-01
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Series: | Viruses |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/4/962 |
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