Saliva is effective in screening for CMV infection in newborns, says NIH-funded research
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 23:00
in Health & Medicine
Swabbing a newborn's mouth for saliva can be used to quickly and effectively screen for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, a leading cause of hearing loss in children, says research in the June 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.