A Possible Case of Vertical Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a Newborn With Positive Placental In Situ Hybridization of SARS-CoV-2 RNA

Little is known about the effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on pregnant mothers and their infants. Moreover, there is no definitive evidence that SARS CoV- 2 can be vertically transmitted from an infected mother to the...

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Published in:Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2020-11, Vol.9 (5), p.636-639
Main Authors: Alamar, Ihab, Abu-Arja, Mohammad H, Heyman, Taryn, Roberts, Drucilla J, Desai, Niyati, Narula, Pramod, Dygulska, Beata
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus - genetics
Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification
Coronavirus Infections - transmission
COVID-19
Female
Humans
In Situ Hybridization
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Nasopharynx - virology
Pandemics
Placenta - virology
Pneumonia, Viral - transmission
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:Little is known about the effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on pregnant mothers and their infants. Moreover, there is no definitive evidence that SARS CoV- 2 can be vertically transmitted from an infected mother to the unborn fetus.
ISSN:2048-7207
2048-7207
DOI:10.1093/jpids/piaa109