The American Red Cross also said O-positive and negative blood from donors who are cytomegalovirus (CMV)-negative is the safest blood for transfusions for immune-deficient newborns.

for saliva (N=8). Among children who were initially CMV negative the mean age at onset of CMV excretion was 26.8 mo. The mean duration of excretion for children who remained in the study until CMV ...

This observed congenital CMV prevalence of 0.29% of live births ... three additional cases in infants who had a negative dried blood spot screening test. Minnesota was the first state to implement ...