[Therapy Options for Infants with Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection - Implications for Setting Up Neonatal Screening Programs].

CONCLUSIONS: Antiviral treatment of neonates with congenital CMV infection and few symptoms including isolated hearing loss remains controversial. A generally accepted therapy, however, is pivotal before introducing universal or targeted screening for congenital CMV infection.
PMID: 31426118 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Zeitschrift fur Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie - August 18, 2019 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Bührer C, Blankenstein O, Rossi R, für die Screeningkommission der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin (Mitglieder am Ende des Artikels) Tags: Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol Source Type: research