Systematic screening for SARS-CoV-2 in pregnant women admitted for delivery in a Portuguese maternity.
J Perinat Med
; 48(9): 977-980, 2020 Nov 26.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-883706
ABSTRACT
Objectives The burden of undocumented SARS-Cov-2 infections in Portuguese pregnant women is unknown. At our institution, routine COVID-19 testing was implemented from 19th of March on to all pregnant women who were admitted for delivery. The purpose of the study was to estimate the SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in our obstetric population admitted for delivery. Mathods Between 19th March and May 4th, 184 pregnant women were screened for SARS-CoV-2 infection upon admission. Results Eleven women were positive for SARS-CoV-2, corresponding to a global prevalence of 6.0%. Of these, only two reported symptoms at admission. The prevalence of asymptomatic infection was 4.9%. We report a lower rate of positive cass than other studies. Eighty-two percent of our cases had no symptoms at admission. Conclusions The proportion of asymptomatic infection highlights the importance of universal laboratory screening for all women admitted for delivery as opposed to symptom-based screening.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
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Coronavirus Infections
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Clinical Laboratory Techniques
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Delivery, Obstetric
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
J Perinat Med
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jpm-2020-0387
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