Congenital cytomegalovirus infection

Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common congenital infection in humans, infecting 30,000 to 40,000 newborns each year in the United States and leaving more than 9,000 of these children with permanent neurological sequelae. Recognition of the importance of this public health problem has been growing, and recent advances in surveillance, early detection, treatment and even prevention are presented in this review.