The Use of Saliva Samples to Test for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in Newborns: Examination of False-Positive Samples Associated with Donor Milk Use

• Главные авторы: Whitney Wunderlich (Автор), Abbey C. Sidebottom (Автор), Anna K. Schulte (Автор), Jessica Taghon (Автор), Sheila Dollard (Автор), Nelmary Hernandez-Alvarado (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: MDPI AG, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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A universal screening research study was conducted in six hospitals to identify the clinical sensitivity of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing on newborn dried blood spots (DBSs) versus saliva specimens for the diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV). CMV DNA positive results from DBSs o...