Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Mar 12. pii: ciaa225. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa225. [Epub ahead of print] A case report of neonatal COVID-19 infection in China.
Wang S1, Guo L1, Chen L2, Liu W3, Cao Y4, Zhang J1, Feng L1.
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Abstract
In December 2019, the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 emerged in China and now has spread in many countries. Pregnant women are susceptible population of COVID-19 which are more likely to have complications and even progresse to severe illness. We report a case of neonatal COVID-19 infection in China with pharyngeal swabs tested positive by rRT-PCR assay 36 hours after birth. However, whether the case is a vertical transmission from mother to child remains to be confirmed.
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PMID: 32161941 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa225