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Minal M Amin1, Phili Wong1, Mark McCann2
1Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Abstract:
Urine is the best specimen for the diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus, but collection and processing of liquid urine are impractical for screening. Urine dried on filter paper was processed by the same convenient, low-cost method used by newborn screening to test blood spots and showed high sensitivity and specificity.
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