Abstract
Histological examinations of post mortem specimens, virus isolation and the indirect immunofluorescent test for cytomegalovirus macroglobulin were carried out in newborn infants. The most reliable method for a diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in newborn infants was virus isolation, but the detection of cytomegalovirus IgM antibody by indirect immunofluorescent method could be used for a diagnosis of asymptomatic cytomegalovirus infection.
