Encouraging postnatal cytomegalovirus (CMV) screening: the time is NOW for universal screening!

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2017 May;15(5):417-419. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2017.1303377. Epub 2017 Mar 13.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cytomegalovirus; congenital cytomegalovirus infection; ganciclovir; hearing; newborn hearing screen; screening; valganciclovir.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Chorioretinitis / congenital
  • Chorioretinitis / diagnosis*
  • Chorioretinitis / prevention & control
  • Chorioretinitis / virology
  • Cytomegalovirus / pathogenicity
  • Cytomegalovirus / physiology
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / congenital
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / virology
  • Dried Blood Spot Testing / methods
  • Female
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / congenital
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / diagnosis*
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / prevention & control
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / virology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Small for Gestational Age
  • Intellectual Disability / diagnosis*
  • Intellectual Disability / prevention & control
  • Intellectual Disability / virology
  • Male
  • Neonatal Screening / organization & administration*
  • Neuroimaging / methods