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. 2022 Sep 1;5(9):e2230020.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.30020.

Assessment of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Prevalence Among Newborns in Minnesota During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mark R Schleiss  1 , Sondra Rosendahl  2 , Mark McCann  2 , Sheila C Dollard  3 , Tatiana M Lanzieri  3
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Assessment of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Prevalence Among Newborns in Minnesota During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mark R Schleiss et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study assesses the prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection among newborns screened in Minnesota before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Schleiss reported receiving grants from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health, and the University of South Carolina Disability Research and Dissemination Center (DRDC) during the conduct of the study; and receiving personal fees from Moderna, Sanofi, GlaxoSmithKline, and Merck outside the submitted work. Ms Rosendahl and Mr McCann reported receiving grants from the CDC during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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