Diagnosis and Management of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection in the Mother, Fetus, and Newborn Infant

By M. Revello, G. Gerna. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2002

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Review and meta‐analysis of the epidemiology of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection (2007, background): “However, unlike antibody assays, PCR-based assays are believed to be as accurate as viral culture methods for diagnosing congenital CMV [44], and it is likely that the prevalence differences in the Italian studies were due to other factors, such as sampling differences or population demographic diff”
Cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in the United States: the national health and nutrition examination surveys, 1988-2004. (2010, neutral): “1440 • CID 2010:50 (1 June) • Bate et al infection [6, 8, 9].”
The “Silent” Global Burden of Congenital Cytomegalovirus (2013, background): “It is well established that the sensitivity of PCR (70 to 90%) for prenatal diagnosis is superior to that of virus culture techniques; when correctly timed, it approaches 100% (137, 143).”