title: [Congenital cytomegalovirus infection in newborn infants from the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in newborn infants included in the neonatal screening program coordinated by the State Health Services in San Luis Potosí.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated the presence of cytomegalovirus in blood samples stored in filter paper.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cytomegalovirus was detected in 10 (0.68%) of the 1,457 samples included in the study. There were no differences in the characteristics of infants with congenital infection compared to those without infection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is necessary to increase awareness of health professionals regarding the prevalence and impact of congenital cytomegalovirus infection.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México. dnoyola@uaslp.mx
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Noyola
authors.forename: Lorena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Matienzo-Serment
authors.forename: Sergio O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Vidal
authors.forename: Uciel R
authors.initials: UR
authors.lastname: Ochoa-Pérez
authors.forename: Juan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Piña-Granja
authors.forename: Christian A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: García-Sepúlveda
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000151:congenital* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D015995:Prevalence