Vertical transmission of COVID-19 in children of sero-positive mothers to SARS-CoV-2 in Southeast Mexico: A case report
Respiratory Case Reports
; 10(1):1-7, 2021.
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in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1178541
ABSTRACT
The clinical features of Covid-19 have been described in adults and infants younger than 1 year of age, although there is little data on the characteristics and the potential of intrauterine transmission in newborns. A case of infection was identified in a baby born in Cancún Quintana Roo, in a regional hospital at the beginning of the epidemic. The patient did not require intensive care, nor were there any serious complications. The mother was infected with SARSCoV-2, showing mild respiratory symptoms. Although 10 mothers with symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 have been observed to date, only one case of a positive newborn has been identified in the hospital. In summary, newborns are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection. The SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive newborn had no symptoms, and so SARS-Cov2 may be considered less severe in neonates than in adults. Vertical intrauterine transmission in women who develop COVID-19 pneumonia is possible, although evidence is still lacking in Latin America and around the world.
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EMBASE
Type of study:
Case report
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
English
Journal:
Respiratory Case Reports
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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