CONGENITAL CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION

Course overview

PRIMARY CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV) INFECTION IN PREGNANCY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGHEST RISK OF TRANS-PLACENTAL TRANSMISSION. UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR PREGNANT WOMEN IS NOT RECOMMENDED, THUS PROVIDERS MUST HAVE A HIGH INDEX OF SUSPICION FOR PRENATAL TESTING TO IDENTIFY AN INFECTED FETUS. CONGENITAL CMV INFECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH POOR LONG-TERM OUTCOMES. HOWEVER, THE DISEASE IS MOSTLY ASYMPTOMATIC. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EPIDEMIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CONGENITAL CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV) INFECTION, AND DESCRIBES AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO EARLY INTERVENTION AND FOLLOW UP FOR NEONATES DIAGNOSED WITH CONGENITAL (CMV) INFECTION.