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Intrauterine Transmission of SARS-COV-2 Infection in a Preterm Infant.

Sisman, Julide; Jaleel, Mambarambath A; Moreno, Wilmer; Rajaram, Veena; Collins, Rebecca R J; Savani, Rashmin C; Rakheja, Dinesh; Evans, Amanda S.

Pediatr Infect Dis J ; 39(9): e265-e267, 2020 09.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-643142

ABSTRACT

We present a preterm infant who developed a fever and mild respiratory disease on the second day of life. Infant severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nasopharyngeal testing was positive at 24 and 48 hours of life. Placenta histopathology revealed SARS-CoV-2 infection by electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry. Further understanding of the risk factors that lead to in utero transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection is needed.

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Coronavirus Infections/transmission , Infant, Premature , Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical , Pneumonia, Viral/transmission , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology , Adult , Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification , COVID-19 , Coronavirus Infections/virology , Female , Fever/virology , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Pandemics , Placenta/pathology , Pneumonia, Viral/virology , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis , Risk Factors , SARS-CoV-2

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