Table 1
Characteristics of mothers of 2000 newborns screened for congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection
Characteristic
Number (%)
*Based on a representative sample of 616 mothers.
Mothers with available data
1939
CMV IgG seroprevalence (%)*
82.6
Ethnic group
Jewish
1414 (73)
Non-Jewish
525 (21)
Number with urine positive for CMV
14 (0.7)