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. 2011 Jul 29;1(1):e000118. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000118

Table 1.

Comparison of prevalence and clinical outcomes between types of study sites

All sites (n=25) Type 1 sites* (n=14) Type 2 sites (n=11)
No of screened newborns 21 272 14 642 6630
No of congenitally infected cases 66 35 31
Prevalence of congenital infection, % (95% CI) 0.31 (0.24 to 0.40) 0.24 (0.16 to 0.32) 0.47 (0.30 to 0.63)
Abnormalities identified within 3 months after birth
 A: typical clinical manifestations at birth 22.7% (n=15) 8.6% (n=3) 38.7% (n=12)
 B: abnormalities in brain images (CT/MRI) 15.2% (n=10) 11.4% (n=4) 19.4% (n=6)
 A and/or B 30.3% (n=20) 17.1% (n=6) 45.2% (n=14)
Treated with antiviral drugs 9.1% (n=6) 0.0% 22.6% (n=6)
Detectable cytomegalovirus-IgM in blood of the cases 50.8% (30/59) 51.6% (16/31) 50% (14/28)
*

Primary obstetric clinics and municipal hospitals.

University-associated and governmental hospitals that care for general populations as well as patients referred from type 1 clinics.