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

Affiliations

¹ a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health , Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano , Milan , Italy.
² b Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Center for Vaccines and Immunity , The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine , Columbus , OH , USA.
³ c Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery , Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine , Columbus , OH , USA.
⁴ d Divisions of Neonatology and Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital ; Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine , Columbus , OH , USA.

Editorial

Andrea Ronchi et al. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2017 May.

. 2017 May;15(5):417-419.

doi: 10.1080/14787210.2017.1303377. Epub 2017 Mar 13.

¹ a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health , Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano , Milan , Italy.
² b Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Center for Vaccines and Immunity , The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine , Columbus , OH , USA.
³ c Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery , Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine , Columbus , OH , USA.
⁴ d Divisions of Neonatology and Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital ; Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine , Columbus , OH , USA.

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

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