Screening Test for Cytomegalovirus Ineffective
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Screening Test for Cytomegalovirus Ineffective
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Most Recently Shared on April 16, 2010 at 8:49 pm By:
Screening Test for Cytomegalovirus Ineffective: A little known virus in the chicken pox family, known as cytomegal... http://bit.ly/9vSAEy
Saliva test for virus in infants is effective - Toledo Blade
toledoblade.com — “A new test offers a rapid, inexpensive, and highly accurate method for screening newborns for cytomegalovirus, which can cause permanent hearing loss, researchers said.Though one in 150 babies are born infected with cytomegalovirus — known as CMV and part of the herpes virus family — current tests are not effective for widespread screening, the scientists said.The new test does not require the culturing of blood samples; it employs saliva, easily obtained by swabbing the inside of a baby’s mouth” View full resource at toledoblade.com
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Ovarian cancer screening ineffective, UAB study says | al.com
blog.al.com — “A commonly used test for ovarian cancer doesn't increase a woman's chance of survival and may in fact create other health problems, according to a study from UAB and elsewhere.” View full resource at blog.al.com
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Ovarian cancer screening ineffective, UAB study says: A commonly used test for ovarian cancer doesn't increase a... http://bit.ly/iGrmcj
Saliva Test for Cytomegalovirus Proves Accurate - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com — “Current cytomegalovirus blood culture tests given to newborns are not effective for widespread screening, the researchers said.” View full resource at nytimes.com
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Vital Signs: Screening: Saliva Test for Cytomegalovirus Proves Accurate http://nyti.ms/mmdmCt
Medical News: PCR Saliva Tests Useful for Congenital CMV Screening - in Pediatrics, General Pediatrics from MedPage Today
medpagetoday.com — “Real-time polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) assays of saliva samples are accurate for detecting congenital cytomegalovirus infection in newborns, researchers found.” View full resource at medpagetoday.com
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PCR Saliva Tests Useful for Congenital CMV Screening: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/GeneralPediatrics/26805 Real-time PCR
Standard heel-stick test ineffective at screening for CMV in newborns, UT Southwestern researchers find
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Most Recently Shared on May 4, 2010 at 4:57 pm By:
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Standard heel-stick test ineffective at screening for CMV in newborns, UTSW researchers find. http://ht.ly/1GR8z
Heel-stick test not good for identifying cytomegalovirus in newborns, study says | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times
latimesblogs.latimes.com — “The heel-stick test commonly used for screening newborns for a variety of genetic disorders is not a good way to test for cytomegalovirus infections, the most common nongenetic cause of hearing loss, researchers reported Tuesday. About 20,000 to 30,000 infants...” View full resource at latimesblogs.latimes.com
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DNA testing of newborn's blood not effective for identifying hearing loss infection
physorg.com — “A routine screening test for several metabolic and genetic disorders in newborns, the heel-stick procedure, is not effective in screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, a leading cause of hearing loss in children, according to research published in the April 14 online issue of the Journal of the ...” View full resource at physorg.com
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DNA testing of newborn's blood not effective for identifying hearing loss infection
physorg.com — “A routine screening test for several metabolic and genetic disorders in newborns, the heel-stick procedure, is not effective in screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, a leading cause of hearing loss in children, according to research published in the April 14 online issue of the Journal of the ...” View full resource at physorg.com
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DNA testing of newborn's blood not effective for identifying hearing loss infection http://tw.physorg.com/190397996
Traditional ‘Heel Stick’ Test Is Not an Effective Screening Tool for CMV in Newborns | Highlight HEALTH
highlighthealth.com — “A routine screening test for several metabolic and genetic disorders in newborns, the heel-stick procedure, is not effective in screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, a leading cause of hearing loss in children, according to research published in the April 14 online issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.” View full resource at highlighthealth.com
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Traditional ‘Heel Stick’ Test Is Not an Effective Screening Tool for CMV in Newborns [Highlight HEALTH] http://bit.ly/cV6256
Yearly Chlamydia Screening May Be Ineffective for Some - US News and World Report
usnews.com — “Women should get retested whenever they change sexual partners, study findings suggest” View full resource at usnews.com
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New study suggests women should be tested for chlamydia whenever they change sexual partners. http://bit.ly/9CfcDB
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