[Congenital cytomegalovirus infection screening in high risk newborn].

Background: Congenital cytomegalovirus infection (cCMV) is the most frequent cause of congenital infection, 90% of affected newborn (NB) are asymptomatic at birth and 6-15% will develop long term sequalae. It is the main etiology of non-genetic sensorineural hearing loss.

Aim: To determine prevalence of CMV in high risk NB.