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Awareness of congenital cytomegalovirus and acceptance of maternal and newborn screening.
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- Newborn Screening for Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) Infection: Universal, Targeted, Expanded-Targeted, or None-of-the-Above?Neonatology today · 2024Article
- Implementation of pooled saliva tests for universal screening of cCMV infection.Nature medicine · 2024Article
- Impact of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) on an Academic Pediatric Infectious Diseases Outpatient Clinic Referral Population, 2005-2020: Will the Advent of Universal Congenital CMV (cCMV) Screening Change Clinical Practice Referral Patterns?International journal of neonatal screening · 2024Article
- Transmission, seroprevalence, and maternal-fetal impact of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus.Pediatric research · 2024Review
- Exploring health disparities in congenital CMV (cCMV): a study in a Somali-American community to assess awareness of cCMV and facilitate understanding of universal cCMV screening.Discover social science and health · 2024Article
- Vaccine value profile for cytomegalovirus.Vaccine · 2023Article
- Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for screening congenital cytomegalovirus infection in newborns.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2023Article
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- Congenital Cytomegalovirus and Hearing Loss: The State of the Art.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess awareness of cytomegalovirus (CMV); attitudes towards screening; and frequency of behaviors that could increase the risk of prenatal infection.
methodsWe conducted a survey among 726 women at the 2017 Minnesota State Fair. Minnesota residents aged 18-44 were eligible if they had never been pregnant or had been pregnant within the past 10 years. We compared responses between never-pregnant and recently-pregnant women.
resultsOnly 20% of study participants had previously heard of CMV. Remarkably, recently-pregnant women were no more likely to be aware of CMV than never-pregnant women after adjusting for potential confounders. After receiving information about CMV, nearly all participants indicated they believed prenatal (96%) or newborn (96%) screening should be offered.
conclusionsAlthough baseline awareness of CMV was low (even among recently-pregnant women), after learning more about the risks, women supported screening. Several states have passed or proposed legislation promoting CMV education and/or screening programs. We identified important gaps in knowledge about CMV among women who may benefit from education about how to reduce their risk of exposure and who may need to decide whether they would be willing to screen for CMV in the future.
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