ArticleJournal of primary care & community health
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Knowledge, Practices, and Beliefs Among Primary Care Physicians and Newborn Hospitalists.
Article in Journal of primary care & community health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Why do we have a vaccine for measles, but not cytomegalovirus (CMV)?PLoS pathogens · 2026Article
- The Management of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in an Era of Universal Newborn CMV Screening.Reviews in medical virology · 2026Review
- Understanding the burden of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection: concept elicitation interviews with caregivers of pediatric cCMV patients and development of a conceptual disease model.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in Malaysia: A Scoping Review, Clinical Insights and Future Directions.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2025Review
- Awareness and Knowledge of Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) Among Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists in Saudi Arabia: A Cross Sectional Survey.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- "Congenital cytomegalovirus in Sub-Saharan Africa-a narrative review with practice recommendations".Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Parental Perspectives on Communication from Health Care Providers following a Newborn Diagnosis of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: A Secondary Analysis of a Qualitative Study.International journal of neonatal screening · 2023Article
- The Psychosocial Impact of Congenital Cytomegalovirus on Caregivers and Families: Lived Experiences and Review of the Literature.International journal of neonatal screening · 2023Review
- A Cross-Sectional Survey of Pediatric Infectious Disease Physicians' Approach to Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection.International journal of neonatal screening · 2023Article
- Inconsistent Provider Testing Practices for Congenital Cytomegalovirus: Missed Diagnoses and Missed Opportunities.International journal of neonatal screening · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundCongenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) affects 1 in every 200 United States infants, at present there are 9 states which mandate newborn cCMV screening. With more infants being diagnosed, more children will need continuing care from providers who are knowledgeable about cCMV.
objectivesTo examine pediatric provider knowledge, practices, and beliefs around cCMV.
methodsPrimary care and newborn hospitalist pediatricians (N = 103) from Michigan, who "regularly care for infants" were invited to participate in a survey about their cCMV-related knowledge, clinical practices, and beliefs.
resultsRespondents had low knowledge of typical cCMV presentation and sequelae, with mixed knowledge of screening and testing standards. Most (68%) reported rarely/never screening for cCMV, though 71% strongly agreed/agreed that primary care providers should test for cCMV. Most (90%) strongly agreed/agreed that infants who fail/refer on their newborn hearing screen should be tested for cCMV, yet 81% expressed not being comfortable diagnosing and managing cCMV. Most (72%) felt that cCMV was not sufficiently covered in their medical training; almost all respondents endorsed interest in learning more.
conclusionsPrimary care and newborn hospitalists in this study expressed mixed knowledge about, infrequent practice of and low comfort with screening and caring for children with cCMV. This may present a prime opportunity for education and clinician support by professional organizations.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.