2025
Assessment of Active Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Infections and Patient Reported Fatigue in Ovarian Cancer Survivors
Li X, Brown K, Honeyfield K, Hunter-Schlichting D, Gruner M, Blackstad M, Schleiss MR, Teoh D, Geller MA, Nelson HH, Vogel RI. Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2025 Nov;8(11):e70380. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.70380.
Joining the dots: maternal cytomegalovirus, HIV and the placenta
Paarwater B, Ojwach D, Prins N, Chakraborty R, Johnson E, Schuch V, Schleiss MR, Gray CM, Payne H. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2025 Nov 6;380(1938):20240400. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2024.0400. Epub 2025 Nov 6. PMID: 41194670.
The urgent search for predictive biomarkers in the emerging era of universal congenital cytomegalovirus screening
Schleiss MR. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2025 Nov 6;380(1938):20240434. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2024.0434. Epub 2025 Nov 6. PMID: 41194669.
Dried Blood Spot PCR for Detection of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection and Disease
Schleiss MR, Osterholm EA, Shanley R, Hernandez-Alvarado N, Graupmann E, Kruc R, Jansen R, Polonenko M, Herd H, Fernandez-Alarcon C, Blackstad M, Rosendahl S, Coverstone K, McCann M, Sidebottom A, Wunderlich W, Strul S, Kulus KA, Dollard SC, Lanzieri TM. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 1;8(8):e2529837. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.29837. PMID: 40880092.
Beyond hearing loss: exploring neurological and neurodevelopmental sequelae in asymptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Swanson MR, Haisley LD, Dobyns WB, Schleiss MR. Pediatr Res. 2025 Dec;98(7):2471-2482. doi: 10.1038/s41390-025-04232-5. Epub 2025 Jul 8. PMID: 40629082.
Replication-deficient whole-virus vaccines against cytomegalovirus induce protective immunity in a guinea pig congenital infection model
Schleiss MR, Fernández-Alarcón C, Bierle CJ, Geballe AP, Badillo-Guzman A, Tanna CE, Tsriwong K, Blackstad M, Wang JB, McVoy MA. J Virol. 2025 Jul 22;99(7):e0020725. doi: 10.1128/jvi.00207-25. Epub 2025 Jun 11. PMID: 40497723.
Spatial Analysis of Placentae During Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Reveals Distinct Cellular Profiles in Immune Cells and Trophoblasts
Sintim-Aboagye E, Quach HQ, Sherman W, Farnan S, Otrubova K, Verma N, Littlefield D, Punia S, Johnson E, Blackstad M, Schleiss MR, Norgan AP, Gray CM, Enninga EAL, Chakraborty R. bioRxiv. 2025 Apr 10:2025.04.04.647170. doi: 10.1101/2025.04.04.647170. PMID: 40291677.
Cytomegalovirus reactivation and acute and chronic complications in children with cerebral malaria: a prospective cohort study
Mayhew JA, Witten AJ, Bond CA, Opoka RO, Bangirana P, Conroy AL, Hernandez-Alvarado N, Schleiss MR, John CC. Malar J. 2025 Feb 17;24(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s12936-025-05293-x. PMID: 39962580.
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Screening Moves Ahead
Schleiss MR. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Mar 1;179(3):241-243. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.5569. PMID: 39836395
A vaccine against cytomegalovirus: how close are we?
Permar SR, Schleiss MR, Plotkin SA. J Clin Invest. 2025 Jan 2;135(1):e182317. doi: 10.1172/JCI182317. PMID: 39744948.
Universal newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Schleiss MR, Blázquez-Gamero D. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2025 Jan;9(1):57-70. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00237-2. PMID: 39701661.
Updated National and State-Specific Prevalence of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection, United States, 2018-2022
Lutz CS, Schleiss MR, Fowler KB, Lanzieri TM. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2025 Mar-Apr 01;31(2):234-243. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000002043. Epub 2024 Sep 3. PMID: 39231390.
Disparities in Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) Postpartum Newborn Screening Research Participation
Wunderlich W, Schulte A, Schleiss MR, Vacquier M, Sidebottom A. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Oct;12(5):3184-3191. doi: 10.1007/s40615-024-02123-9. Epub 2024 Aug 13. PMID: 39138801.
2024
Proceedings of the Conference "CMV Vaccine Development-How Close Are We?"
Schleiss MR, Crooks CM, Karthigeyan KP, Kruc RM, Otero CE, Wang HS, Permar SR, Plotkin SA, Gautam R. Vaccines (Basel). 2024 Oct 29;12(11):1231. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12111231. PMID: 39591134
Beyond Awareness: Hope for a CMV Vaccine! An Introduction to the Conference, "CMV Vaccine Development-How Close Are We?"
Pesch MH, Schleiss MR, Plotkin SA, Permar SR, Gautam R. Vaccines (Basel). 2024 Oct 29;12(11):1226. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12111226. PMID: 39591129
CD4+ but not CD8+ T cells are required for protection against severe guinea pig cytomegalovirus infections
Rollman TB, Berkebile ZW, Hicks DM, Hatfield JS, Chauhan P, Pravetoni M, Schleiss MR, Milligan GN, Morgan TK, Bierle CJ. PLoS Pathog. 2024 Nov 4;20(11):e1012515. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012515. eCollection 2024 Nov. PMID: 39495799
Intrauterine Fetal Demise, Spontaneous Abortion and Congenital Cytomegalovirus: A Systematic Review of the Incidence and Histopathologic Features
Pesch MH, Mowers J, Huynh A, Schleiss MR. Viruses. 2024 Sep 30;16(10):1552. doi: 10.3390/v16101552. PMID: 39459885
Newborn Screening for Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) Infection: Universal, Targeted, Expanded-Targeted, or None-of-the-Above?
Schleiss MR. Neonatol Today. 2024 Aug;19(8):3-12. PMID: 39445079
Prenatal and postnatal antiviral therapies for the prevention and treatment of congenital cytomegalovirus infections
Chandrasekaran P, Lee HS, Hui L, Schleiss MR, Sung V. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2024 Dec 1;37(6):494-505. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000001067. Epub 2024 Oct 3. PMID: 39417729
Human cytomegalovirus in breast milk is associated with milk composition and the infant gut microbiome and growth
Johnson KE, Hernandez-Alvarado N, Blackstad M, Heisel T, Allert M, Fields DA, Isganaitis E, Jacobs KM, Knights D, Lock EF, Rudolph MC, Gale CA, Schleiss MR, Albert FW, Demerath EW, Blekhman R. Nat Commun. 2024 Jul 23;15(1):6216. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-50282-4. PMID: 39043677
Cranial Ultrasound Findings in Infants With Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in a Universal Newborn Screening Study in Minnesota.
Kruc RM, Osterholm EA, Holm T, Nestrasil I, Lanzieri TM, Schleiss MR. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2024 Aug 24;13(8):413-420. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piae059. PMID: 38847778
Exploring health disparities in congenital CMV (cCMV): a study in a Somali-American community to assess awareness of cCMV and facilitate understanding of universal cCMV screening
Hussein K, Shanley R, Schleiss MR. Discov Soc Sci Health. 2024;4(1):16. doi: 10.1007/s44155-024-00070-8. Epub 2024 Mar 26. PMID: 38694881
Neurobehavioral outcomes of neonatal asymptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection at 12-months
Stoyell SM, Elison JT, Graupmann E, Miller NC, Emerick J, Ramey E, Sandness K, Schleiss MR, Osterholm EA. J Neurodev Disord. 2024 Apr 18;16(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s11689-024-09533-0. PMID: 38637762
Evolving Concepts in Care for Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) Infection: Better Outcomes for More Babies!
Schleiss MR. J Pediatr. 2024Jul;270:114044. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114044. Epub 2024 Apr 2. PMID: 38575056
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Testing Outcomes From the ValEAR Trial
Orb QT, Pesch M, Allen CM, Wilkes A, Ahmad I, Alfonso K, Antonio SM, Mithal LB, Brinkmeier JV, Carvalho D, Chan D, Cheng AG, Chi D, Cohen M, Discolo CM, Duran C, Germiller J, Gibson L, Grunstein E, Harrison G, Lee K, Hawley K, Kohlhoff S, Melvin A, MacArthur C, Nassar M, Neff L, Pecha P, Salvatore C, Schoem S, Virgin F, Saunders J, Schleiss M, Smith RJH, Sood S, Park AH. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 May;170(5):1430-1441. doi: 10.1002/ohn.670. Epub 2024 Feb 28. PMID: 38415855
Taking a step beyond serology: progress in the search for a biomarker predicting the risk of maternal-fetal transmission of cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Schleiss MR. EBioMedicine. 2024 Mar;101:105039. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105039. Epub 2024 Feb 26. PMID: 38412637
Impact of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) on an Academic Pediatric Infectious Diseases Outpatient Clinic Referral Population, 2005-2020: Will the Advent of Universal Congenital CMV (cCMV) Screening Change Clinical Practice Referral Patterns?
Rypka KJ, Schleiss MR. Int J Neonatal Screen. 2024 Feb 15;10(1):14. doi: 10.3390/ijns10010014. PMID: 38390978
Congenital Cytomegalovirus-Associated Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Children: Identification Following Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Effect of Antiviral Treatment, and Long-Term Hearing Outcomes
Rohren L, Shanley R, Smith M, Yue M, Huang TC, Nelson P, Hernandez Alvarado N, Schleiss MR, Gravel KE. Ear Hear. 2024 Jan-Feb 01;45(1):198-206. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001411. Epub 2023 Aug 11. PMID: 37563758
Human Cytomegalovirus in breast milk is associated with milk composition, the infant gut microbiome, and infant growth
Johnson KE, Heisel T, Fields DA, Isganaitis E, Jacobs KM, Knights D, Lock EF, Rudolph MC, Gale CA, Schleiss MR, Albert FW, Demerath EW, Blekhman R. bioRxiv. 2023 Jul 19:2023.07.19.549370. doi: 10.1101/2023.07.19.549370. PMID: 37503212