Maria-Jesus Chasqueira, Catarina Fernandez, Augusta Marques, Lucia Rodrigues, Mónica Marçal, Madalena Tuna, Monica Braz, Ana S Neto, Candida Mendes, David Lito, Gabriela Vasconcellos, Paula Rocha, Gonçalo Cassiano, Pedro Silva, Luísa Monteiro, Ana Sequeira, Maria Favila Menezes, Margarida Albuquerque, Maria José Rego de Sousa, Paulo Paixão
BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus is the most common cause of congenital infections worldwide. Screening all newborns in the first 2 weeks of life is the only way to detect all cases of congenital infection, allowing the monitoring of children with asymptomatic infection at birth and early intervention. AIM: In this multicenter study, we aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using a saliva pool strategy for mass screening in 7 Portuguese hospitals, and to estimate the current prevalence of this congenital infection in these hospitals...
September 12, 2023: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal