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
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 describes the results obtained by carrying out a universal screening for congenital CMV (cCMV) infection including all live-born newborns in three Italian sites, as well as the therapeutic interventions and clinical outcome of the CMV-infected neonates...
2022: Frontiers in Pediatrics