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Comment
. 2022 Mar;181(3):1293-1294.
doi: 10.1007/s00431-021-04354-y. Epub 2022 Jan 29.

Letter to the Editor on the original article: Lower prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Portugal: possible impact of COVID-19 lockdown?

María Ríos-Barnés  1 , Melissa Andrea Fontalvo  2 , Nerea Liñán  3 , Montserrat Plana  2 , María Moreno  2 , Cristina Esteva  3   4 , Carmen Muñoz-Almagro  3   4   5 , Antoni Noguera-Julian #  6   7   8   9 , Ana Alarcón #  2   10 ; CRIB Study team
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Letter to the Editor on the original article: Lower prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Portugal: possible impact of COVID-19 lockdown?

María Ríos-Barnés et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2022 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: Behavioral interventions; COVID-19; Congenital cytomegalovirus infection; Lockdown.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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