Congenital Cytomegalovirus Testing Outcomes From the ValEAR Trial.
Quinn T OrbMegan PeschChelsea M AllenAshlea WilkesIram AhmadKristan AlfonsoStephanie Moody AntonioLeena Bhattacharya MithalJennifer V BrinkmeierDaniela CarvalhoDylan ChanAlan G ChengDavid ChiMichael CohenChristopher Michael DiscoloCarlos DuranJohn GermillerLaura GibsonEli GrunsteinGail HarrisonKenneth LeeKaren HawleyStephan KohlhoffAnn MelvinCarol MacArthurMichel NassarLaura NeffPhayvanh PechaChristine SalvatoreScott SchoemFrank VirginJames SaundersMark SchleissRichard J H SmithSunil SoodAlbert H ParkPublished in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2024)
Rates of cCMV positivity differed among the 3 approaches. The rates are comparable to cohort studies reported in the literature. Universal CMV prevalence decreased during the pandemic but not significantly. Institutions with specific order set for CMV testing where the primary care physician orders the test and the nurse facilitates the testing process exhibited higher rates of HT-cCMV testing.