When physical examination of the newborn shows signs of a<unk> , the examiner may test blood, urine, and spinal fluid for evidence of the infections listed above. Diagnosis can be confirmed by culture of one of the specific pathogens or by increased levels of IgM against the pathogen. Image:CMV_placentitis1.CMV placentitis Image:CMV_placentitis2.CMV placentitis Classification A<unk>  can be called a perinatal infection if it is transmitted in the perinatal period, which starts at gestational ages between 22 and 28 weeks (with regional variations in the definition) and ending seven completed days after birth. The term congenital infection can be used if the<unk>  persists after childbirth.
Vertically transmitted infection
Intentional contagion of infection
Blood-borne disease
Opportunistic infection
Environmental disease
Laboratory-acquired infection
Sexually transmitted infection
Clonally transmissible cancer