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Emerg Infect Dis
; 27(2): 638-641, 2021 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1048932
ABSTRACT
We documented fetal death associated with intrauterine transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. We found chronic histiocytic intervillositis, maternal and fetal vascular malperfusion, microglial hyperplasia, and lymphocytic infiltrate in muscle in the placenta and fetal tissue. Placenta and umbilical cord blood tested positive for the virus by PCR, confirming transplacental transmission.
Subject(s)
COVID-19/transmission , Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology , SARS-CoV-2 , Adult , COVID-19/virology , Female , Fetal Death/etiology , Fetus/virology , Humans , Placenta/virology , Pregnancy
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Emerg Infect Dis
; 26(11): 2770-2771, 2020 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-760833
ABSTRACT
PCR of upper respiratory specimens is the diagnostic standard for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. However, saliva sampling is an easy alternative to nasal and throat swabbing. We found similar viral loads in saliva samples and in nasal and throat swab samples from 110 patients with coronavirus disease.