Keywords Humans, Infant, Newborn, Neonatal Screening, Cytomegalovirus Infections, United States, Cochlear Implants, Cochlear Implantation, Societies, Medical, congenital cytomegalovirus, hearing loss, newborn screening Abstract It is estimated that 1 in every 200 US newborns has congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV). Delayed identification of cCMV in newborns precludes timely intervention to mitigate sequelae of the infection such as hearing loss and other neurological complications.