Hearing Outcome and Virologic Characteristics of Children With Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in Relation to Antiviral Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Our study is the first that reports audiological characteristics at follow-up after 24 months of life in treated and untreated children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection. In our population, 6 months therapy may prevent the development of late hearing loss, although the different regimens did not differ in influencing the progression of congenital deafness.