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Laboratory testing for cytomegalovirus among pregnant women in the United States: a retrospective study using administrative claims data
- Source :
- BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 334 (2012)
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2012.
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Abstract
- Abstract Background Routine cytomegalovirus (CMV) screening during pregnancy is not recommended in the United States and the extent to which it is performed is unknown. Using a medical claims database, we computed rates of CMV-specific testing among pregnant women. Methods We used medical claims from the 2009 Truven Health MarketScan® Commercial databases. We computed CMV-specific testing rates using CPT codes. Results We identified 77,773 pregnant women, of whom 1,668 (2%) had a claim for CMV-specific testing. CMV-specific testing was significantly associated with older age, Northeast or urban residence, and a diagnostic code for mononucleosis. We identified 44 women with a diagnostic code for mononucleosis, of whom 14% had CMV-specific testing. Conclusions Few pregnant women had CMV-specific testing, suggesting that screening for CMV infection during pregnancy is not commonly performed. In the absence of national surveillance for CMV infections during pregnancy, healthcare claims are a potential source for monitoring practices of CMV-specific testing.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712334
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.b913d6c60f1447faaa2cd38b11e55a1e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-334