Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seroprevalence among women at childbearing age, maternal and congenital CMV infection: policy implications of a descriptive, retrospective, community-based study

• Main Authors: Assaf Ben Shoham (Author), Yechiel Schlesinger (Author), Ian Miskin (Author), Ziva Kalderon (Author), Rachel Michaelson-Cohen (Author), Yonit Wiener-Well (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Maternal CMV infection during pregnancy, either primary or non-primary, may be associated with fetal infection and long-term sequelae. While guidelines recommend against it, screening for CMV in pregnant women is a prevalent clinical practice in Israel. Our aim is to provide upda...