LOINC display name : CMV DNA NAA probe (DBS) [#/Vol];
LOINC long common name : Cytomegalovirus DNA [#/volume] (viral load) in DBS by NAA with probe detection;
LOINC short name : CMV DNA # DBS NAA probe;
LOINC description : Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in dried blood spots can be used for retrospective diagnosis
of congenital CMV, for example, in patients with unexplained childhood-onset hearing
loss. Utility of the test in newborn screening for CMV infection has not been established.
[PMID: 25889596] Dried blood spot testing may also be used to monitor immunocompromised
patients, such as those who have undergone organ transplant. [PMID: 24483296];