Cost-effectiveness of Universal and Targeted Newborn Screening for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection
Author(s) -
Soren Gantt,
François Dionne,
Frederick K. Kozak,
Oran Goshen,
David A. Goldfarb,
Albert H. Park,
Suresh B. Boppana,
Karen B. Fowler
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.2016
Subject(s) - medicine , hearing loss , newborn screening , cytomegalovirus , medicaid , pediatrics , cohort , audiology , health care , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology , viral disease , herpesviridae , economics , economic growth
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is a major cause of childhood deafness. Most cCMV infections are not diagnosed without newborn screening, resulting in missed opportunities for directed care.
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