Dried Blood Spot PCR for Detection of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection and Disease
This cohort study evaluates the performance of dried blood spot polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for the identification of congenital cytomegalovirus among infants in Minnesota.
Authors
- Claudia Fernández-Alarcón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2210-7792)
- Whitney Wunderlich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7343-3614)
- Nelmary Hernandez-Alvarado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5928-8983)
- Sondra D. Rosendahl
- Rebecca Kruc
- Tatiana M. Lanzieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2499-4786)
- Kirsten Coverstone
- Hannah Herd
- Melissa J. Polonenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1914-6117)
- Rick J. Jansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5683-2584)
- Mark Blackstad
- Mark McCann
- Abbey Sidebottom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5852-3539)
- Erin Osterholm
- Mark R. Schleiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2108-9433)
- Ryan Shanley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2398-5466)
- Sheila C. Dollard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3969-9659)
- Emily Graupmann
- Sasha Strul
- Kathleen A. Kulus
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Fairview Health Services (US)
- Allina Health (US)
- Children’s Minnesota - St. Paul Hospital (US)
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (US)
- St. Cloud Hospital (US)
- Children's Minnesota (US)
- University of Minnesota Medical Center (US)
- Minnesota Department of Health (US)
- Minnesota Lions Eye Bank (US)
- National Center for Infectious Diseases (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.29837
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35