Often Overlooked, a Common Infection During Pregnancy Kickstarts a Conversation About Newborn Screening

April 5, 2023

(STAT News) – On a spring day in the late 1980s, pediatrician Mark Schleiss was confronted with a difficult case: a months-old infant who had developed pneumonia. While many infants with pneumonia recover, this particular baby had grown so sick he was admitted to the ICU, where he died. The autopsy showed he had disseminated cytomegalovirus, which had caused his pneumonia and then his death. (Read More)