June 2026. Volume 22. Number 2

Neonatal predictors of late‑onset sensorineural hearing loss in infants with congenital cytomegalovirus and normal hearing at birth

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Buonsenso D, Pedrero‑Tomé R, Raimondi F, Salomé S, Papaevangelou V, Syridou G, et al. Prognostic factors of late‑onset hearing loss in infants with congenital cytomegalovirus and normal audiologic assessment at birth. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2026;45:1‑10.

Reviewers: Aparicio Sánchez JL1, Cuestas Montañés EJ2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Neurología Infantil. Hospital Universitario Doctor José Molina Orosa. Arrecife. Las Palmas. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba. Córdoba. Argentina.
Correspondence: José Luis Aparicio Sánchez. Email: japaricio1970@gmail.com
Reception date: 22/04/2026
Acceptance date: 30/04/2026
Publication date: 13/05/2026

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: among infants with congenital cytomegalovirus infection and normal hearing at birth, the risk of late‑onset sensorineural hearing loss was 6.5%. Ventriculomegaly, white‑matter abnormalities and splenomegaly at birth were associated with increased risk.

Reviewers’ commentary: this large multicenter cohort identifies neonatal clinical and neuroimaging predictors of late‑onset hearing loss in congenital cytomegalovirus infection. Despite limitations inherent to retrospective analyses, the study provides clinically relevant information for risk stratification and audiological follow‑up.

How to cite this article

Aparicio Sánchez JL, Cuestas Montañés E. Algunos factores neonatales pueden predecir la hipoacusia neurosensorial tardía en la infección congénita por citomegalovirus. Evid Pediatr. 2026;22:16.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Buonsenso D, Pedrero‑Tomé R, Raimondi F, Salomé S, Papaevangelou V, Syridou G, et al. Prognostic factors of late‑onset hearing loss in infants with congenital cytomegalovirus and normal audiologic assessment at birth. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2026;45:1‑10.

Reviewers: Aparicio Sánchez JL1, Cuestas Montañés EJ2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Neurología Infantil. Hospital Universitario Doctor José Molina Orosa. Arrecife. Las Palmas. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba. Córdoba. Argentina.
Correspondence: José Luis Aparicio Sánchez. Email: japaricio1970@gmail.com
Reception date: 22/04/2026
Acceptance date: 30/04/2026
Publication date: 13/05/2026

How to cite this article

Aparicio Sánchez JL, Cuestas Montañés E. Algunos factores neonatales pueden predecir la hipoacusia neurosensorial tardía en la infección congénita por citomegalovirus. Evid Pediatr. 2026;22:16.

13/05/2026

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