Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Diagnosis of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in Spain

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Jul 1;41(7):590-592. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003532. Epub 2022 Jun 7.

Abstract

We conducted an observational study performed within the Spanish Registry of Children with congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis of new cases of cCMV. Our study suggest a significant decrease in the monthly rate of new cCMV diagnoses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publication types

  • Observational Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / diagnosis
  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Cytomegalovirus
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections* / diagnosis
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Spain / epidemiology