Universal Cytomegalovirus Screening in the First Trimester of Pregnancy: The Multicentre Observational Cohort Study in the Area of Barcelona ( <scp>CITEMB</scp> Study)
Universal first-trimester CMV screening is feasible and well accepted in a public healthcare setting. While the rate of primary infection was low, early identification of seronegative women offers opportunities for preventive counselling and targeted follow-up.
Authors
- Gema Fernández‐Rivas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4854-5934)
- María Ángeles Sánchez‐Durán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9767-2564)
- E. Scazzocchio
- Roser Gol
- Aneta Monika Zientalska
- Eva Vázquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7832-4721)
- Juliana Esperalba
- Mercedes Guerrero‐Martínez
- Gemma Falguera‐Puig
- Marta Calveiro‐Hermo
- the CITEMB group
- Aleida Ribas‐Tristany
- Olga Gracia‐Salazar
- Irene Fernández‐Torm
- Astrid Francesch‐Campi
- Cristina Martínez‐Bueno
- Nerea Maiz
- Jordina Munrós‐Feliu
- Julia Mitjans‐Carrasco
- Laia Alcoverro‐Bedos
- Cristina del Viso‐Lajara
Institutions
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Generalitat de Catalunya (ES)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (ES)
- Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES)
- Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari (ES)
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (ES)
- Institut Català de la Salut (ES)
- Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.70137
- Primary Topic
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00