CMV Testing: Why You Don’t Need Legislation to Make It a Good Idea
CMV Testing: Why You Don’t Need Legislation to Make It a Good Idea https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AdobeStock_115709904_HRBW-web-1024x575.gif 1024 575 Samantha Morsink https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38719c78d87c1c0cc292f83430a75d6668a80088fe077222d7da724f2ff238c1?s=96&d=mm&r=g
CMV is the leading non-genetic cause of sensorineural hearing loss in infancy and childhood. Identification of newborns with congenital CMV infection can improve their outcomes by early intervention programs and/or antiviral treatment. Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, infects almost everyone at some point in time, and it is one of the most common congenital infections worldwide. While…