CommentaryCongenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) epidemiology and awareness☆
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Findings
Over the past 50 years, numerous studies have illuminated the epidemiology of congenital CMV infection and disease. This commentary highlights and discusses the implications of a number of recent studies that refine epidemiologic knowledge of CMV infection and assess awareness of congenital CMV among clinicians and the public.
Implications
The burden of disease caused by congenital CMV highlights the urgent need for prevention and treatment options. Many United States women of reproductive age are CMV seronegative and thus are in need of interventions to prevent primary CMV infection. There is also a need to develop methods of preventing recurrent CMV infections, since recurrent maternal infections are responsible for the majority of congenital CMV infections in the United States and other countries. Additional studies are needed
Conflict of interest
The author has no conflicts of interest to report.
Acknowledgment
I thank Dr. Stephanie Bialek for helpful comments.
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