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Table 5.

Evaluation of clinically “asymptomatic” neonates with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection who have a normal physical examination and growth parameters

(1) Complete blood cell and platelet counts

(2) Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) concentration

(3) Serum total and direct bilirubin concentration

(4) Serum creatinine concentration (if antiviral therapy initiated)

(5) Blood quantitative CMV viral load

(6) Cranial ultrasound^a

(7) Ophthalmologic evaluation

(8) Audiologic evaluation^b

^aMagnetic resonance imaging if further brain evaluation desired

^bNewborn hearing screen, and if not passed, then diagnostic auditory brainstem evoked responses