A proposal to back universal newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) was fiercely debated among the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates on Tuesday. Joseph Sanfrancesco, MD, FCAP, alternate delegate of the College of American Pathologists speaking on behalf of the Pathologist's Section Council, also said the proposed policy was premature. It would cause "a significant uptick in high complexity molecular confirmatory testing" when there's a shortage of laboratory professionals.
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