Universal Newborn Screening for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection – From Infant to Maternal Infection: A Prospective Multicenter Study

Universal Newborn Screening for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection – From Infant to Maternal Infection: A Prospective Multicenter Study

Introduction:Most infants at risk for cytomegalovirus (CMV)-associated sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) are unrecognized because of the absence of a universal neonatal CMV screening. The search of CMV-DNA by molecular methods in salivary swabs was demonstrated to be a reliable approach. This study...

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Main Authors: Angela Chiereghin, Claudia Pavia, Gabriele Turello, Eva Caterina Borgatti, Federico Baiesi Pillastrini, Liliana Gabrielli, Dino Gibertoni, Concetta Marsico, Massimo De Paschale, Maria Teresa Manco, Antonia Ruscitto, Laura Pogliani, Marta Bellini, Alessandro Porta, Luciana Parola, Maria Luisa Scarasciulli, Agata Calvario, Manuela Capozza, Maria Grazia Capretti, Nicola Laforgia, Pierangelo Clerici, Tiziana Lazzarotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
universal newborn screening
congenital CMV infection
CMV maternal infection
salivary swabs
false positive results
levels of CMV-DNA
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.909646/full

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