Perinatal Cytomegalovirus Infection.
Alejandra Sandoval CarmonaFatima KakkarSoren GanttPublished in: Current treatment options in pediatrics (2022)
More long-term complications of cCMV are increasingly recognized among children previously thought to be asymptomatic. Although a preventive CMV vaccine may be achievable, strategies to reduce the burden of cCMV disease include maternal education about risk-reduction behaviors, antiviral treatment of pregnant women with primary infection, and newborn screening to allow timely, appropriate care. Similarly, although it remains unclear if pCMV causes long-term problems, there is growing interest in identifying and preventing disease from CMV infections among preterm infants.