Ilenia Mappa

Detection of Cytomegalovirus in Chorionic Villi for the Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Infection: A Systematic Review of Diagnostic Test Accuracy

Background and Objectives: Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection following primary maternal infection in the first trimester carries the highest risk of long-term sequelae, yet prenatal diagnosis depends on amniotic fluid polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which cannot be perf...