Authors’ reply: comments regarding “Current evidence gaps to support systematic cytomegalovirus screening in pregnancy”
Agathe Billette de Villemeur, Bruno Hoen, Louis-Rachid Salmi · 2026
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Agathe Billette de Villemeur, Bruno Hoen, and Louis-Rachid Salmi reply to critics of their screening viewpoint in work dated 2026. The clash is over womb screening for cytomegalovirus, a germ that can harm unborn babies. Critics said their cost study of screening plus drug care was summed unfairly. The reply holds that the key trial tested a drug, not screening itself.
Trial flaws, like skipped intent counts, get listed. The critics' gain-risk math is called too rosy, with low counts of ended pregnancies. Two more papers cited by critics are judged too weak to back routine screening.
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| CREATOR | Agathe Billette de Villemeur, Bruno Hoen, Louis-Rachid Salmi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |