SARS and pregnancy: a case report

We report a laboratory-confirmed case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in a pregnant woman. Although the patient had respiratory failure, a healthy infant was subsequently delivered, and the mother is now well. There was no evidence of viral shedding at delivery. Antibodies to SARS virus...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2004-02, Vol.10 (2), p.345-348
Main Authors: Robertson, Corwin A, Lowther, Sara A, Birch, Thomas, Tan, Christina, Sorhage, Faye, Stockman, Lauren, McDonald, Clifford, Lingappa, Jairam R, Bresnitz, Eddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Antibodies, Viral - metabolism
coronavirus
Dispatch
Female
Fetal Blood - immunology
Fetal Blood - virology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Milk, Human - immunology
Milk, Human - virology
pneumonia
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - immunology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - virology
SARS
SARS coronavirus
SARS Virus - immunology
SARS Virus - isolation & purification
severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - complications
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - immunology
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - virology
virus shedding
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Summary:We report a laboratory-confirmed case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in a pregnant woman. Although the patient had respiratory failure, a healthy infant was subsequently delivered, and the mother is now well. There was no evidence of viral shedding at delivery. Antibodies to SARS virus were detected in cord blood and breast milk.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1002.030736