Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a member of the group of herpesviruses. A common feature of this family of viruses is their ability to persist in the human body in a latent state for long periods of time. Consequently, if a woman suffers a primary infection of CMV, there is a considerable risk that the fetus is also infected, whilst there is no substantial risk in case a newborn is infected (postnatally).

ATTENTION: For prenatal testing, the optimal period for the detection of CMV, through an amniotic fluid sample, is during the 20th to 23rd week of gestation.