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Doctors call for national newborn CMV screening plan

Perth Children's Hospital medics are trialling a targeted approach to detect congenital cytomegalovirus: MJA
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10 March 2022
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Dr Allison Reid.

Doctors are calling for a nationwide strategy to screen newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus, saying the current approach is inadequate and delays care. 

Writing in the Medical Journal of Australia they recommend targeted screening, based on a failed newborn sensorineural hearing test.

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