Universal Newborn Screening for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Using Dried Blood Spot Specimens.
Tavakoli NP, Sack V, Handel AS, Giacinto A, Pearce M, Ojukwu I, McManaman C, St-Pierre M, DiAntonio L, Saavedra-Matiz C, Brandon CJ, Steen L, Salvatore CM, Sood S, Piwoz JA, John M, DeLaMora P, Nolan SM, Ungar SP, Weiner LB, Daniels D, Nayak JL, Quinn M, Weinberg GA, Hicar MD, Rebello G, Taormina G, Daniel JM, Hymes S, Nachman S, Bradley S, Kay DM, Caggana M.
Tavakoli NP, et al.
JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jan 2;9(1):e2554518. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.54518.
JAMA Netw Open. 2026.
PMID: 41609826
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility, screen-positive rate, and parental acceptance of newborn screening for cCMV using dried blood spot (DBS) specimens. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: In this population-based diagnostic study, newborns whose DBS speci …
OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility, screen-positive rate, and parental acceptance of newborn screening for cCMV using dried b …