The primary objectives of this study were to evaluate the incidence of congenital CMV infection in neonates, and assess the concordance of detecting congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in neonatal saliva and urine samples.
This Cross-sectional study was conducted to recruit neonates less than 14 days old delivered in Maternal and Child Health Hospitals (MCHHs) of Xinmi City, Jiaxian County, Zhongmu County and Huli District Xiamen City, in China, from June 2015 to June 2016. The aim of this study is to enroll \~1800 neonates, and collect their saliva and urine samples which will be tested the CMV DNA by using real-time PCR.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,510
Maternity and Child care of Huli District
Xiamen, Fujian, China
Maternity and Child care of Jiaxian County
Pingdingshan, Henan, China
Maternity and Child care of Xinmi City
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Maternity and Child care of Zhongmu County
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Number of cCMV infection in newborns
Time frame: up to 5 months
the Kappa value of CMV prevalence between saliva and urine samples
Time frame: up to 5 months
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