Ontario Program Screens Newborns for Congenital CMV
TOPLINE: A population-based congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) screening program in Ontario successfully screened 551,034 (97.4%) newborns, with 689 (0.13%) testing positive. Of those completing assessment, 96 (16.0%) were symptomatic, with 63 receiving valganciclovir treatment. METHODOLOGY: A diagnostic study of a population-based screening program in Ontario, Canada, evaluated 551,034 newborns from July 29, 2019, to July 31, … Read more