Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV)

Did your child receive a cCMV screening at birth?

congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) screening should be done within the first 21 days of life. It is essential to make sure that if your child fails their hearing screening at birth that they are tested for cCMV.

Review information about cCMV and discuss next steps with your primary care provider.

Next Steps After Screening

Screening Result Recommendation
Not Detected  Talk to your child’s PCP to discuss next steps
Detected  Child should have a urine CMV Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) collected before 21 days of life 

 Talk to your child’s PCP about cCMV and next steps.

Unsatisfactory  Evaluation  Urine CMV PCR collected before 21 days of life 

 Talk to your child’s PCP about cCMV and next steps.

No cCMV test done in hospital  Saliva or urine CMV PCR collected before 21 days of life. 

 Talk to your child’s PCP about cCMV and next steps.

Links/Resources:

National CMV.org

5.3 Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV)

Knowledge of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) among physical and occupational therapists in the United States

Congenital cytomegalovirus: Impact on Child Health

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A Parents Guide to cCMV flier

Contact Us:

Questions, comments, concerns? Contact us at VA_EHDI@vdh.virginia.gov