children s health issues
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection in Newborns
Prognosis for CMV Infection in Newborns
A significant percentage of CMV-infected newborns who have symptoms die. Most of the infants who have symptoms who survive will have some neurologic problems, including Hearing Impairment in Children None Intellectual Disability None Vision problems About 5 to 15% of newborns who do not have symptoms eventually develop neurologic problems, but they are typically mild compared to the problems developed by newborns who have symptoms. Some degree of hearing loss is the most common. 