Universal screening for SARS-CoV-2 before labor admission during Covid-19 pandemic in Madrid.
J Perinat Med
; 48(9): 981-984, 2020 Nov 26.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-654794
ABSTRACT
Objectives Asymptomatic women admitted to labor may act as silent spreaders of COVID-19. Therefore, universal screening at admission has been proposed. The objective of the study was to evaluate the performance of universal screening for SARS-CoV-2 using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase-chain-reaction (qRT-PCR) tests in women admitted to labor. Methods Observational retrospective study of a cohort of pregnant women admitted to labor and delivery between April 8 and May 2, 2020 in a large maternity in Madrid. SARS-CoV-2 screening with qRT-PCR from combined nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs was carried out systematically. Screening performance was described. Results We attended 212 deliveries. Nine cases with COVID-19 diagnosis before admission were excluded. In the remaining 203 women, seven referred COVID-19-related symptoms but only one had a positive qRT-PCR. Among the 194 asymptomatic women, only one case (0.5%) was positive. Conclusions The percentage of positive tests in asymptomatic women admitted to delivery was only 0.5% during the post-peak period.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Labor, Obstetric
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Mass Screening
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Coronavirus Infections
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Clinical Laboratory Techniques
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
J Perinat Med
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jpm-2020-0236
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